| 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? | 
| RTK Index (new) | 657 | 
Tags: jlpt.n3, grade3, kanjifreq751-1000, kanji_body_function
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