息

息-breath

Meaning:breath

JLPT Level:N3

Kun'yomi:いき

On'yomi:いき, ソク

Radicals:心目自

Mnemonic: The character 息 represents "breath".

心RadicalHeart / Mind

目RadicalEye

自RadicalSelf

息breath

Combined from Heart / Mind [心] + Eye [目] + Self [自] to compose 息: represents "breath".

9 words

子息(しそく)N1

son

消息(しょうそく)N1

news, letter, circumstances

窒息(ちっそく)N1

suffocation

一息(ひといき)N1

puffy, a breath, a pause, an effort

利息(りそく)N1

interest (bank)

休息(きゅうそく)N2

rest, relief, relaxation

溜息(ためいき)N2

a sigh

息(いき)N3

breath, tone

息子(むすこ)N4

(humble) son