休養 (きゅうよう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

休養 (きゅうよう) means rest / recuperation / break.

See example sentences below.

休養 at a glance

休養

きゅうようkyuuyou

N2noun

rest / recuperation / break

休養きゅうようkyuuyouN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

rest / recuperation / break

Example 1

風邪をひいたので休養が必要です。

Translation

I need to rest because I caught a cold.

Example 2

休日はゆっくり休養したいです。

Translation

I want to relax and take a break on my day off.