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
Radical: 口
Meaning: mouth, opening
Reading: くち
Frequency: 1146
Alternative forms:
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
喘ぐ (あえぐ) to gasp, to pant, to breathe hard, to suffer, to struggle