N3Noun

🖐️Body Parts

息いき

iki

breath

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Example sentence

鼻で息をしていてください。

Please breathe through your nose.

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Kanji in 息

breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)

Sentences with 息

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
息子	N4	むすこ	むすこ(humble) son
休息	N3	きゅうそく	きゅうそくrest, relief, relaxation
溜息	N2	ためいき	ためいきa sigh
一息	N1	ひといき	ひといきa breath, a pause, an effort
窒息	N1	ちっそく	ちっそくsuffocation
消息	N1	しょうそく	しょうそくnews, letter, circumstances
子息	N1	しそく	しそく(hon.) son
利息	N1	りそく	りそくinterest (bank)

More Body Parts words

Word	Reading	Meaning
身	み	みbody, main part
脳	のう	のうbrain, memory
胸	むね	むねbreast, chest
身体	しんたい	しんたいthe body
尻	しり	しりbuttocks, bottom
腹	はら	はらabdomen, belly, stomach (neutral)
筋	すじ	すじmuscle, string, line
肌	はだ	はだskin

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