休める (やすめる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

休める (やすめる) means to rest / to take a break / to relieve.

See example sentences below.

休める at a glance

休める

やすめるyasumeru

N1verb

to rest / to take a break / to relieve

休めるやすめるyasumeruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to rest / to take a break / to relieve

Example 1

今日は少し休めてください。

Translation

Please take a little rest today.

Example 2

筋肉を休めるために運動をやめた。

Translation

I stopped exercising to give my muscles a rest.