息 (いき): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

息 (いき) means breath / breathing / tone.

See example sentences below.

息 at a glance

息

いきiki

N3noun

breath / breathing / tone

息いきikiN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

breath / breathing / tone

Example 1

深く息を吸ってください。

Translation

Please take a deep breath.

Example 2

息が詰まるような緊張感だ。

Translation

It’s a tense feeling that feels like you can’t breathe.