► 動詞
吐く [(1)はく] meaning: breath rank: 1
☆ 息を吐いて下さい ⇨ Please exhale, breathe out (☛ 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
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)
► 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
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