Appendix:Gikun Usage in Meiji Version of Japanese Bible/安息

Etymology
Gikun word derived by applying Chinese-derived spelling, a term which decomposes into + , to native Japanese word.

Noun
(yasumi) → (yasumi), (ansoku)


 * 1) rest (ceasing work being content with work completed)
 * ※ God "rested" only in the sense that He was content (安) and pleased with what he had made (Genesis 1:31) and ceased (息) creating (Genesis 2:2). This sense is shown clearly by this gikun word.