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一息 (ひといき) — a breath | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle

一息

ひといき

noun

Meanings

1a breath
2a pause
3an effort
4one breath
5time of one breath
6pause
7break
8rest

Example sentence

もう一息努力すれば成功するだろう。

Make one more effort, and you will succeed.

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Kanji in this word

一One, One Radical (no.1)1 strokes 息Breath, Respiration, Son10 strokes

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一気いっき · at one pushN1

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一晩中ひとばんじゅう · all night long

More words with 息

窒息ちっそく · suffocationN1 利息りそく · interest (bank)N1 溜息ためいき · a sighN2 息いき · breathN3 休息きゅうそく · restN3 息子むすこ · (humble) sonN4 喘息ぜんそく · asthma 子息しそく · (hon.) sonN1

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