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  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) breath; breathing
  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) concord; harmony; rapport
    see: 息が合う
  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor; vapour

Kanji in this word

breath, respiration, son

Example sentences

彼は不幸にも息子を失った。
kare ha fukou ni mo musuko wo ushinaxtsu ta 。
He had the misfortune to lose his son.
彼は貧しかったので息子を大学に入れられなかった。
kare ha mazushikaxtsu ta no de musuko wo daigaku ni ire rare nakaxtsu ta 。
He could not send his son to college because of poverty.
彼は病院へ行ったとたん息を引き取った。
kare ha byouin he ixtsu ta totan iki wo hikitoxtsu ta 。
Hardly had he arrived at the hospital when he breathed his last.
彼は非常に尊敬されていた、しかるに彼の息子は非常に軽蔑されていた。
kare ha hijou ni sonkei sa re te i ta 、 shikaru ni kare no musuko ha hijou ni keibetsu sa re te i ta 。
He was greatly respected, while his son was as much despised.
彼は彼女の息子を誉めた。
kare ha kanojo no musuko wo home ta 。
He spoke well of her son.
彼は彼らのひとり息子です。
kare ha kare ra no hitorimusuko desu 。
He is the only child they have.

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