Japanese

Alternative forms

• 御休み, 御休

Noun

お休み ‎(hiragana おやすみ, romaji oyasumi)

1. (honorific) sleep, rest
2. (polite) a day off, absence, a holiday

Etymology 2

Ultimately derived the same as above, but generally regarded as an abbreviation of the longer phrase お休みなさい ‎(oyasumi nasai, “good night”).^[3]

Interjection

お休み ‎(hiragana おやすみ, romaji oyasumi)

1. Abbreviation of お休みなさい ‎(oyasumi nasai, “good night”).

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
3. 1 2 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan