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May 2016

息: breath; rest; stop

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

息 xī


: to breath
: to rest
: news
: interest (on an investment or loan)
: to cease; to stop

Kun Reading

息 | いき iki

noun
: breath; breathing
: tone; mood

息む | いきむ ikimu

godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: to strain (e.g. with constipation)
: to bear or push down (during childbirth)

息せき | いきせき ikiseki

noun
: pant; gasp

息つく | いきつく ikitsuku

godan verb with ku ending
: to take a breath; to take a short rest

息づく | いきづく ikizuku

godan verb with ku ending
: to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to sigh
: to live

息づまる | いきづまる ikizumaru

godan verb with ku ending
: to be breathtaking; to be stifling

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ソク soku


: [息 | そく soku: (Humble (kenjougo) language / ou-dated) son]

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體: body

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體 [体] tǐ

noun
: body
: form; style
: system
: substance
: to experience
: aspect (linguistics)

Kun Reading

体 | からだ karada

noun | no-adjective
: body
: health

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体 | たい tai

noun | noun suffix
: body; physique; posture
: shape; form; style
: substance; identity; reality
: (Mathematical term) field; (Counter) counter for humanoid forms (e.g. dolls, statues, corpses, etc.)

体 | てい tei

noun
: appearance; air; condition; state; form

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休: rest; stop

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休 xīu


: rest
: to stop doing something for a period of time; to cease
: (imperative) don’t

Kun Reading

休み | やすみ yasumi

noun
: rest; recess; respite
: vacation; holiday; absence; suspension
: dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

休む | やすむ yasumu

godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: to be absent; to take a day off
: to rest; to have a break
: to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep; to turn in; to retire
: to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time; to suspend business

休め | やすめ yasume

interjection
: (Stand) at ease!

休まる | やすまる yasumaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved

休める | やすめる yasumeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to rest; to suspend; to give relief

休らい | やすらい yasurai

noun
: resting; relaxing
: hesitating; loitering

休らう | やすらう yasurau

godan verb with u ending
: to rest; to relax

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キュウ kyuu

休す OR 休する | きゅうす kyuusu OR きゅうする kyuusuru

godan verb with su ending | intransitive verb
: to come to an end
: to rest

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類: class; group; category

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類 [类] lèi

measure word
: kind; type; class; category
: similar; like; to resemble

Kun Reading

類 | たぐい tagui

noun
: kind; sort; type
: equal; match; peer

類える | たぐえる tagueru

ichidan verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) (Obscure term) to compare; to liken
: to make (someone) accompany

類する | るいする ruisuru

suru verb – special class
: to be similar to

類する | たぐいする tagui suru

suru verb – special class | intransitive verb
: to be equal to; to be as good as; to be a match for; to rival

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類 | るい rui

noun | noun suffix
: kind; sort; class; family; genus

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