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Kanji

2449 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: pant, gasp, breathe hard

Kunyomi: あえ.ぐ, せき

Onyomi: ゼン, セン

Composition: 口 耑

喘

Radical

Radical: 口

Meaning: mouth, opening

Reading: くち

Frequency: 1146

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position hen)

口

Examples

Onyomi Examples

喘息 (ゼンソク) asthma

喘音 (ゼンオン) stridor, stridulous

余喘 (ヨゼン) lingering life, feeble existence, brink of ruin

残喘 (ザンゼン) the remainder of one's life

Kunyomi Examples

喘ぐ (あえぐ) to gasp, to pant, to breathe hard, to suffer, to struggle

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