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息

Kanji meanings and readings

息

N3

breath; respiration; son; interest (on money); rest; coming to an end

On reading
ソク
Kun reading
いき
Radical
心
Illustration of 一息
N1

ひといき

puffy; a breath; a pause; an effort

Illustration of 休息
N2

きゅうそく

rest; relief; relaxation

Illustration of 利息
N1

りそく

interest (bank)

Illustration of 子息
N1

しそく

son

Illustration of 息

息

N3

いき

breath; tone

Illustration of 息子
N4

むすこ

(humble) son

Illustration of 消息
N1

しょうそく

news; letter; circumstances

Illustration of 溜息
N2

ためいき

a sigh

Illustration of 窒息
N1

ちっそく

suffocation