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息

breath
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingソク
Kun readingいき
JōyōGrade 3
  1. breathing
  2. concord
  3. harmony
  4. rapport

Popular Usage

息子休息

Radicals and components

Radical心heartComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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nose (鼻) · drop (丶) · eye (目) · heart (心)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 657

Compound words

息子むすこ
son; penis
休息きゅうそく
rest; relief; relaxation
一息ひといき
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; rest
子息しそく
(another's) son
終息しゅうそく
cessation; (coming to an) end
消息しょうそく
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
寝息ねいき
breathing of a sleeping person
生息せいそく
inhabiting; living
息吹いぶき
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
嘆息たんそく
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
窒息ちっそく
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
利息りそく
interest (on a loan, deposit etc.)
喘息ぜんそく
asthma
鼻息はないき
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
消息筋しょうそくすじ
informed circles
息切れいきぎれ
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum
ため息ためいき
sigh
生息地せいそくち
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
ドラ息子どらむすこ
lazy son; profligate son
一人息子ひとりむすこ
only son

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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