Lingaku息【いき】
Frequency rank: 1,347.
- breath; breathing
- tone; moodsee also 息が合う
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- 息【いき】【おき】Frequency rank: 1,347.
- いきFrequency rank: 31,342. – 31,636.
- おき
Generated definitions (experimental)
- breath; breathing
- tone; mood
This meaning refers to the physical act of inhaling and exhaling air, which is essential for life. It can also imply the rhythm or flow of breathing, often associated with physical exertion or meditation.
This meaning relates to the emotional quality or atmosphere of a situation, piece of writing, or conversation. It reflects how the speaker feels or intends to convey feelings to the listener.
Generated collocations (experimental)
いきをする息をするto breatheふかい深いいき息deep breathいきをのむ息を呑むto hold one's breathいきぬき息抜きbreak; relaxationいきぎれ息切れshortness of breathいきをあわせる息を合わせるto synchronize one's breathingいきをつく息をつくto take a breathいきをひきとる息を引き取るto take one's last breathいきづかい息遣いbreath soundひといきつく一息つくto take a breather
Example sentences
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1. ぷらいやあプライヤーし氏はぱりパリでのこうえん公演のりはあさるリハーサルちゅう中にくもまくかしゅっけつくも膜下出血でたおれ倒れ、しない市内のびょういん病院にはこばれました運ばれましたがごご午後よじ４時にじゅう さんぷん２３分いきをひきとりました息を引き取りました。
Mr Pryor collapsed with a subarachnoid haemorrhage when rehearsing for a performance in Paris. He was taken to local hospital but passed away at 4:23 pm.
I thought I was going to suffocate on the crowded train.
The room was so full of smoke that I could hardly breathe.
Hardly had he arrived at the hospital when he breathed his last.
He took a deep breath and tried to put his uneasiness to rest.