息継ぎ | Japanese meaning

息継ぎ【いきつぎ】

Frequency rank: 24,782. – 24,925.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.)
short break; breather

Forms

息継ぎ【いきつぎ】Frequency rank: 24,782. – 24,925.
息つぎ【いきつぎ】
いきつぎ

Generated definitions (experimental)

taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.)

This meaning refers to the act of inhaling air, especially during activities that require continuous effort, like singing or swimming, where brief pauses are necessary to maintain performance.

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He forgot to take a breath while singing.

、。

The swimming coach taught me the timing for taking a breath.

short break; breather

This meaning describes a brief pause or rest taken during work or strenuous activity, often to recover or refresh oneself.

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I decided to take a short break in the middle of the meeting.

、だっ。

After a long day of work, I needed a little breather.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to take a breathto be able to take a breathtiming of taking a breathwithout taking a breathneeds a breathbreathing underwaterbreath control in singingto forget to take a breathshort breathbreath-taking point