息を呑む、息をのむ、息を飲む
いきをのむ
ikiwonomu
JMdict entry #2015880
- expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Godan verb with 'mu' ending to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は息をのんだ。
kare ha iki wo non da 。
He held his breath.
彼はその光景にはっと息をのんだ。
kare ha sono koukei ni hatto iki wo non da 。
He lost his breath at the sight.
飢えた人たちの写真にはっと息をのむ思いをした。
ue ta hito tachi no shashin ni hatto iki wo nomu omoi wo shi ta 。
I gasped with surprise at the horrible picture of the starving people.
それを見て私は息をのんだ。
sore wo mi te watakushi ha iki wo non da 。
When I saw it, it took my breath away.
その山の頂上からの眺めに私は息をのんだ。
sono yama no choujou kara no nagame ni watakushi ha iki wo non da 。
The view from the top of the mountain took my breath away.
ジョーンはその光景を見て息を飲んだ。
joon ha sono koukei wo mi te iki wo non da 。
Joan caught her breath when she saw the sight.