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憩 means 'relax'

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Strokes : 16    Frequency: 2244   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-43    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 5 words   Used in 14 words   Used in 25 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ケイ
Kun
   いこう to relax   いこい relaxation
Notes
The right and bottom elements combine to make 息 (breath). The combination of the top elements 舌 (tongue) and 自 (self) does not exist as a kanji.
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Learn to unwind in Japanese! Find out how to say, “He needs time to relax now,” “Parks are places for relaxation,” and “Let's take a coffee break.” Examine titles that translate as “The Places I Love to Relax” and “A 10-Minute Break for Your Brain.” Also discover a resort area on Honshu that a novel and film made famous, inspiring a “tribe” of sun worshippers to emulate the characters.
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Components
⿱  ⿰  舌 tongue  自 self  心 heart  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 憩 is used 3 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 憩 is used 14 times, read 3 ways.
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ケイ : 9 words FIND ALL
き ゅ う け い 0
rest; break; recess; intermission
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いこう : 4 words FIND ALL
い こ い 0
rest
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いこい (read as いこい) : 1 word FIND ALL
い こ い 0
Most common form: 憩い
rest
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An additional いこ.い less common words include 憩 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1205  Joy o' Kanji : 1205  Key to Kanji: - 

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憩
ケイ   いこう to relax   いこい relaxation   
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舌
ゼツ   した tongue   
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千
セン   1000; thousand   ち 1000   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丨
stick   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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心
シン   こころ heart   
自
ジ   シ   みずから self   
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