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呼吸

こきゅう

nountransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1breath
2respiration
3breathing
4knack
5trick
6secret (of doing something)
7harmony
8balance

Example sentence

英語の発音の呼吸がなかなか飲み込めない。

I still can't get the knack of English pronunciation.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

呼Call, Call Out To, Invite8 strokes 吸Suck, Imbibe, Inhale6 strokes

More words with 呼

呼び名よびな · popular name 嗚呼ああ · ah!呼びかけるよびかける · to call out to 呼び捨てよびすて · addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)呼び水よびみず · pump-priming 呼吸器こきゅうき · respiratory organs

Full entry on Jisho

呼称こしょう · name

人工呼吸じんこうこきゅう · artificial respiration

More words with 吸

吸血鬼きゅうけつき · vampire 吸い込むすいこむ · to inhale 吸い殻すいがら · cigarette end 吸収きゅうしゅう · absorptionN3 吸うすう · to breathe inN5

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