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一息ひといき

hitoiki

a breath, a pause, an effort

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Example sentence

彼女は新鮮な空気を一息吸いに表へ出た。

She went outside to get a breath of fresh air.

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Kanji in 一息

one, one radical (no.1)

breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
一	N5	いち	いちone
一人	N5	ひとり	ひとりone person
一日	N5	いちにち	いちにちone day (duration)
一日	N5	ついたち	ついたちfirst day of the month
一番	N5	いちばん	いちばんbest (most), first, number one
一つ	N5	ひとつ	ひとつone thing
一昨日	N5	おととい	おとといthe day before yesterday (casual)
一月	N5	ひとつき	ひとつきone month

More Time & Dates words

Word	Reading	Meaning
先	せん	せんprevious / prior / earlier (used in compounds; e.g. 先週[せんしゅう] = last week)
タイム	タイム	タイムtime
事前	じぜん	じぜんprior, beforehand, in advance
タイミング	タイミング	タイミングtiming
かつて	かつて	かつてonce, before, formerly
従来	じゅうらい	じゅうらいup to now, so far, traditional
古代	こだい	こだいancient times
青春	せいしゅん	せいしゅんyouth, springtime of life, adolescent

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