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咳
seki
Description
「咳」は、のどがおかしい時や病気の時に、口から強く息が出ることです。
"咳" is when strong breath comes out of the mouth when your throat feels strange or you are sick.
風邪をひくと、よく咳が出ます。
When you catch a cold, you often have a 咳.
Meanings
咳seki
a cough
さっきから咳が止まりません。
I haven't been able to stop coughing for a while.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
usually used with する (to cough) or 出る (a cough comes out).
- Etymology
single kanji 咳 (cough); the mouth radical 口 marks it as a sound from the mouth.
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