inhalation; inhaled air
Refers to the act of breathing in or the air taken in. Common in medical, physiological, and everyday contexts.
Antonyms: 呼気
吸気に有害な物質が含まれていた。
The inhaled air contained harmful substances.
Often used in mechanical or engineering contexts for the intake of air into an engine or system. Antonym: 排気 (exhaust).
Antonyms: 排気
エンジンの吸気バルブが故障した。
The engine's intake valve malfunctioned.
医者は患者の吸気の状態を確認した。
The doctor checked the patient's inhalation.
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
air inlet; intake vent
Compound of 吸 (suck, inhale) and 気 (air, gas). The reading is on'yomi.