Jiten

息 Kanji meaning "breath, respiration, son"

Jiten frequency #308JLPT N3Grade 3Kanken Level 8WaniKani Level 12RTKKLC Volume 7TMW Trainee10 strokes

Meanings

breath, respiration, son, interest (on money), rest, coming to an end

On'yomi

ソク

Kun'yomi

いき

Composed of

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Kanji containing 息(2)

Reading usage

息(いき)breath#1378ため息(いき)sigh#4111息(いき)を吐(つ)くto take a breath#4832吐(と)息(いき)sigh#5246息(いき)苦(ぐる)しいchoking#5569ため息(いき)をつくto sigh#5828一(ひと)息(いき)one breath#6556息(いき)をするto breathe#7126息(いき)をつくto take a breath#7702息(いき)抜(ぬ)きtaking a breather#7897

Most common words using this kanji

息子(むすこ)son#1156息(いき)breath#1378ため息(いき)sigh#4111息(いき)を吐(つ)くto take a breath#4832吐(と)息(いき)sigh#5246息(いき)苦(ぐる)しいchoking#5569ため息(いき)をつくto sigh#5828息子(むすこ)さんson#6480一(ひと)息(いき)one breath#6556息(いき)をするto breathe#7126息(いき)をつくto take a breath#7702息(いき)抜(ぬ)きtaking a breather#7897休(きゅう)息(そく)rest#8701一(ひと)息(いき)つくto take a breather#8997息(いき)を呑(の)むto have one's breath taken away#9395息(いき)が詰(つ)まるto choke#9760鼻(はな)息(いき)nasal breathing#9895寝(ね)息(いき)breathing of a sleeping person#10703寝(ね)息(いき)を立(た)てるto breathe while sleeping#10829息(いき)を整(ととの)えるto regain one's breath#10886