Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 3

JLPT level: N3

882 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: breath, respiration, son, interest (on money), nuture, rest, coming to an end

Kunyomi: いき

Onyomi: ソク

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: こころ

Meaning: heart

Strokes: 4

Examples

Examples with audio

(しそく)   son

(しょうそく)   news, information

(りそく)   interest (bank)

(ぜんそく)   asthma

する(きゅうそくする)   take a rest

する(ちっそくする)   suffocate [v.i.]

(いき)   breath

ため(ためいき)   sigh

*子(むすこ)   son

Onyomi Examples

ソク son, interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)

ムスコ son, penis

ハナイキ nasal breathing, breathing through one's nose, person's pleasure, excitement

シュウソク having ended, being resolved

Kunyomi Examples

いき breath, breathing, tone, mood

意気込む いきごむ to be enthusiastic about, to be eager, to be keen

はないき nasal breathing, breathing through one's nose, person's pleasure, excitement

ねいき breathing of a sleeping person