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Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Your Daily Kanji Fix...


Pronunciation: いき (iki)
Meaning: breath, wind


息 つく 暇 も ない よ。 I don’t have time to breath.
彼ら は とても 息 が 合つている。 They are getting along very well.
息 が 詰まる。 To choke (いき が つまる)
息をのむ。 To gasp

1 Comments:

  • At 8:05 PM, Blogger Angie said…

    Yes, it actually is "nomu". But please note my correction!!! Its "iki wo nomu" not "iki ga nomu" as I orginally wrote. Gomen!

     

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