Question

息 いき 息子(むすこ): (1) son (2) penis息(いき): (1) breath; breathing (2) tone; mood利息(りそく): interest (bank)消息(しょうそく): (1) news (from somebody); letter; contact (2) (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements窒息(ちっそく): suffocation; choking休息(きゅうそく): rest; relief; relaxationため息(ためいき): sigh子息(しそく): son一息(ひといき): (1) one breath; pause; rest (2) one go (i.e. in a short time) (3) small amount of effort 3 自: oneself心: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 心 4 (none) breath I think I´ve met my dream girl, but there´s a problem. her breath is horrible! So, do I listen to my nose or my heart?

Accepted Answer

ソク breath, respiration, son, interest (on money) 3 882 10 61 こころ・したごころ・りっしんべん 会意 Compound Ideographic Your breath brings oxygen in through your nose which is then pumped around your body by your heart.

Kanji	息
Onyomi	ソク
Kunyomi	いき
English	breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)
Examples	息子(むすこ): (1) son (2) penis 息(いき): (1) breath; breathing (2) tone; mood 利息(りそく): interest (bank) 消息(しょうそく): (1) news (from somebody); letter; contact (2) (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements 窒息(ちっそく): suffocation; choking 休息(きゅうそく): rest; relief; relaxation ため息(ためいき): sigh 子息(しそく): son 一息(ひといき): (1) one breath; pause; rest (2) one go (i.e. in a short time) (3) small amount of effort
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	3
Frequency	882
Components	自: oneself 心: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)
Number of Strokes	10
Kanji Radical	心
Radical Number	61
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	こころ・したごころ・りっしんべん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	breath
Koohii Story 1	Your breath brings oxygen in through your nose which is then pumped around your body by your heart.
Koohii Story 2	I think I´ve met my dream girl, but there´s a problem. her breath is horrible! So, do I listen to my nose or my heart?

Breath Interest Son Somebody's Nose I 息 ソク

Breath Interest Son Somebody's Nose I 息ソク