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息切れ (いきぎれ) — shortness of breath · Nihongo Circle

息切れ

いきぎれ

nountransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1shortness of breath
2panting
3puffing
4running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.)
5losing momentum
6loss of efficiency

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Kanji in this word

息Breath, Respiration, Son10 strokes 切Cut, Cutoff, Be Sharp4 strokes

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