Keyword
take a break
Info
FrequencyTop 1400-1500
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig658
Readings
けい
(95%)
いこ
(4%)
Composed of
tongue
self
heart
Used in vocabulary (18 in total)
rest; break; recess; intermission
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
Examples (55 in total)
The break is over.
Taking a break is important too.
During the lunch break, I went outside the workplace.
I drove the car until near noon, taking short breaks in between.
We work through the practice, inserting breaks in between.
Shall we take a break for now?
Let's take a break in the next room for now.
When the lunch break bell rings, training is temporarily suspended.
The lunch break is only one hour, so we can't shift it much.
During breaks and such, I would sometimes be writing things in my notebook.
I went outside under the pretext of taking a break.
You should carry a chair and table for breaks in order to rest efficiently.
We took a break at the eighth station of the mountain.
Alright, a fifteen-minute break!
Let's take a break now.
I feel like taking a rest.
I've done half the work, and now I can take a break.
You can take a break.
Let's take a tea break.
Let's take a break and drink some tea.
Is it okay if I take a break?
Let's take a break for coffee.
Let's have some coffee during recess.
Break's over! Back to work!
Why don't we take a little break?
They had a rest for a while.
We took a rest for a while.
I have half an hour lunch break.
When is your lunch break?
Everyone, let's take a small break. The cookies have arrived.
He worked last night without taking a break.
I want to rest a little because all the homework is finished.
Lunch break is an hour long.
Let's take a 10-minute break here.
We alternated two hours of work and ten minutes of rest.
Let's take a break for a change.
At noon they lay down in a forest to rest.
We have a tea break at five o'clock.
I take a break every three hours.
The students are having a recess now.
The judge called for a recess of two hours.
Tom is on break.
Break is from 10.40 till 11.
After a ten-minute break, we resumed our rehearsal.
I always rest for an hour after dinner.
Let's take a short rest here. My legs are tired and I can't walk any more.
There are many rest stops along the freeway for the convenience of travelers.
We will take a rest soon.
During the intermission, Takashi and Harumi had a drink at the theater bar.
Parks are places for relaxation.
We haven't decided where to take a rest.
She proposed that we take an hour's break for lunch.
Let's take a 10-minute break.
We'll make a restroom stop at the next gas station.
Lori suggested that we should take a ten-minute coffee break.