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: 自 心
Radical: 心
Reading: こころ
Meaning: heart
Strokes: 4
子息(しそく) son
消息(しょうそく) news, information
利息(りそく) interest (bank)
喘息(ぜんそく) asthma
休息する(きゅうそくする) take a rest
窒息する(ちっそくする) suffocate [v.i.]
息(いき) breath
ため息(ためいき) sigh
*息子(むすこ) son
息 (ソク) son, interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
息子 (ムスコ) son, penis
鼻息 (ハナイキ) nasal breathing, breathing through one's nose, person's pleasure, excitement
終息 (シュウソク) having ended, being resolved
息 (いき) breath, breathing, tone, mood
意気込む (いきごむ) to be enthusiastic about, to be eager, to be keen
鼻息 (はないき) nasal breathing, breathing through one's nose, person's pleasure, excitement
寝息 (ねいき) breathing of a sleeping person