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息

Breath

WaniKani level 12JLPT N3Joyo grade 3Top 500-1,000 Β· #88210 strokes

Meanings

Breath, Respiration, Son, Interest (on Money)

On'yomi

そく

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

いき

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 息

息 is written in 10 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

息 (Breath) is taught on WaniKani at level 12 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 3 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #882 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 10 strokes.

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