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KanjiN3Grade 3 · 小310 strokesRadical 心

息 · breath, respiration

息 is a kanji meaning breath, respiration, son, interest (on money). It has 10 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ソクsoku

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • いきiki

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In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 息 · 9 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 息
WordReadingMeaningLevel
息子むすこ(humble) sonN4
息いきbreathN3
休息きゅうそくrest, relief, relaxationN3
溜息ためいきa sighN2
子息しそく(hon.) sonN1
消息しょうそくnews, letter, circumstancesN1
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More words that use 息
WordReadingMeaningLevel
窒息ちっそくsuffocationN1
利息りそくinterest (bank)N1
一息ひといきa breath, a pause, an effortN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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