► 副詞
はあはあ [(1)はあはあ] meaning: breath rank: 3
☆ 彼はハアハア言いながら走っている ⇨ He is running breathing hard (☛ The sound of heavy breathing)
ふうふう [(1)ふうふう] meaning: breath rank: 3
☆ 彼は階段をフーフー言いながら上がっていった ⇨ He walked up the stairs huffing and puffing (☛ The sound of heavy breathing)
► 動詞
吸う [(2)すう] meaning: breath rank: 1
☆ 吸って、吐いて ⇨ Inhale, exhale (☛ Inhale)
吐く [(1)はく] meaning: breath rank: 1
☆ 息を吐いて下さい ⇨ Please exhale, breathe out (☛ Exhale)
☆ 炎を吐く怪獣 ⇨ A fire-breathing monster (☛ Exhale)
呼吸 [こきゅう] [呼吸する] [tech] meaning: breath rank: 2
☆ 救急隊員が駆けつけた時彼は呼吸していなかった ⇨ He was not breathing when the medics arrived
吸い込む [(3)すいこむ] meaning: breath rank: 2
☆ 彼は有毒ガスを吸い込んでしまった ⇨ He inhaled toxic gas (☛ Inhale)
窒息 [ちっそく] [窒息する] [tech] meaning: breath rank: 2
☆ 彼は窒息して死亡した ⇨ He suffocated and died
喘ぐ [(2)あえぐ] meaning: breath rank: 3
☆ 彼は急な山道を喘ぎながら歩いた ⇨ He walked up the steep mountain trail panting (☛ Pant, breathe laboriously)
息詰まる [(4)いきづまる] meaning: breath rank: 3
☆ 息詰まるような接戦 ⇨ A closely fought game that makes you hold your breath
息む [(2)いきむ] meaning: breath rank: 4
☆ 重い物を持ち上げる時に息まないこと ⇨ Don’t hold your breath when you lift a heavy item (☛ Hold your breath while straining)
吸飲 [きゅういん] [吸飲する] [liter] meaning: breath rank: 4
☆ 彼は大麻を吸飲していた ⇨ He was smoking marijuana (☛ Voluntarily inhale, typically drugs)
吸入 [きゅうにゅう] [吸入する] [tech] meaning: breath rank: 4
☆ 吸入された混合気をピストンがシリンダー内で圧縮する ⇨ Piston compresses gas-air mixture sucked into the cylinder (☛ Inhale. Usually for machinery)
► 成句
息 [(1)いき] [息が上がる] meaning: breath rank: 3
☆ 長い階段を登ったら息が上がった ⇨ I got out of breath when I walked up a long stairway
息 [(1)いき] [息を切る] meaning: breath rank: 3
☆ 彼は長い階段を息を切らせながら登った ⇨ He walked up the long stairs breathing laboriously
► 名詞
息 [(1)いき] meaning: breath rank: 1
☆ 彼は息が臭い ⇨ He has bad breath
☆ 息が苦しい ⇨ My breathing is hard. I can’t breathe well
息 [(1)いき] [息をする] meaning: breath rank: 1
☆ 発見された時彼は息をしていなかった ⇨ When he was found he was not breathing
息 [(1)いき] [息を呑む] meaning: breath rank: 1
☆ 息を呑むような接戦 ⇨ A thrilling battle that makes you hold your breath (☛ Hold your breath)
息 [(1)いき] [息を弾ませる] meaning: breath rank: 1
☆ 走ってきた彼女は息を弾ませていた ⇨ She was breathing hard after running (☛ Literally “have breath bound”)
息 [(1)いき] [息を殺す] meaning: breath rank: 1
☆ 私は鹿を息を殺して見守った ⇨ I held my breath and watched the deer (☛ Hold your breath)
呼吸 [こきゅう] [tech] meaning: breath rank: 2
☆ 患者の呼吸が停止した ⇨ The breathing of the patient stopped
窒息 [ちっそく] [tech] meaning: breath rank: 2
☆ 死因は窒息死だった ⇨ The cause of the death was suffocation
深呼吸 [(3)しんこきゅう] [深呼吸する] meaning: breath rank: 3
☆ 心を鎮めるために深呼吸した ⇨ I took a deep breath to calm my mind
息遣い [(3)いきづかい] meaning: breath rank: 4
☆ 彼女の息遣いが感じられた ⇨ I could feel her breathing
息吹 [(1)いぶき] [liter] meaning: breath rank: 4
☆ 新時代の息吹が感じられた ⇨ I felt the breaths of the new era. I felt a new era coming (☛ Typically used as a symbol of life)
吐息 [といき] [liter] meaning: breath rank: 4
☆ 彼女の吐息が僕の耳に掛かった ⇨ I felt her breath on my ear (☛ Subtle, warm breath)
► 形容詞
息苦しい [(5)いきぐるしい] meaning: breath rank: 3
☆ 防塵マスクをすると息苦しい ⇨ It is hard to breathe when you wear an anti-particle mask