息いきの緒お

noun

life; breath of life

Archaic poetic term for life or the thread of life, literally 'cord of breath'. Found in classical Japanese literature; not used in modern everyday speech.

• 「息いきの緒お」は、古ふるい和わ歌かで命いのちのつながりを表あらわす言こと葉ばとして使つかわれた。

  息の緒 was used in old waka poetry as a word expressing the thread of life.