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息
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Description
「息」は、口や鼻から出したり吸ったりする空気のことです。
"息" refers to the air that is breathed out or in through the mouth or nose.
はしったあと、息が苦しくなることがあります。
After running, sometimes "息" becomes difficult to catch.
Meanings
息iki
breath; breathing
ゆっくり息を吸ってください。
Please take a slow breath.
息iki
one's breath as a sign of being alive
赤ちゃんの息を確かめた。
I checked the baby's breathing.
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Notes
- Nuance
息を吸う means 'breathe in', 息を吐く means 'breathe out'; ため息 is 'a sigh'.
- Etymology
also read soku in compounds like 休息 (kyuusoku, rest).
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