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Breath Interest Son Somebody's Nose I 息 ソク

Kanji
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
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?

Tags: jlpt.n3, grade3, kanjifreq751-1000, kanji_body_function

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