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息
いき
N3
noun
Meanings
1
breath
2
breathing
3
concord
4
harmony
5
rapport
6
steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.)
7
(water) vapor
8
vapour
Example sentence
彼は息も絶え絶えに横たわっていた。
He lay breathing very feebly.
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Kanji in this word
息
Breath, Respiration, Son
10 strokes
More words with
息
息子
むすこ ·
(humble) son
N4
利息
りそく ·
interest (bank)
N1
消息
しょうそく ·
news
N1
生息
せいそく ·
inhabiting
窒息
ちっそく ·
suffocation
N1
Full entry on Jisho
消息筋
しょうそくすじ ·
informed circles
ドラ息子
どらむすこ ·
lazy son
休息
きゅうそく ·
rest
N3
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