呼こ吸きゅう

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呼吸する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	呼こ吸きゅうする	呼こ吸きゅうしない
Polite	呼こ吸きゅうします	呼こ吸きゅうしません
Past polite	呼こ吸きゅうしました	呼こ吸きゅうしませんでした
Past	呼こ吸きゅうした	呼こ吸きゅうしなかった
Te-form	呼こ吸きゅうして	呼こ吸きゅうしないで
Desire	呼こ吸きゅうしたい	呼こ吸きゅうしたくない
Potential	呼こ吸きゅうできる	呼こ吸きゅうできない
Passive	呼こ吸きゅうされる	呼こ吸きゅうされない
Causative	呼こ吸きゅうさせる	呼こ吸きゅうさせない
Causative passive	呼こ吸きゅうさせられる	呼こ吸きゅうさせられない
Volitional	呼こ吸きゅうしよう
Polite volitional	呼こ吸きゅうしましょう
Imperative	呼こ吸きゅうしろ	呼こ吸きゅうするな
Conditional	呼こ吸きゅうすれば	呼こ吸きゅうしなければ
Tara conditional	呼こ吸きゅうしたら	呼こ吸きゅうしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

breathing; respiration

The physical act of breathing; also used in medical and biological contexts.

深しん呼こ吸きゅうをすると気き持もちが落おち着つく。
Taking a deep breath calms you down.
医い者しゃは患かん者じゃの呼こ吸きゅうを確かく認にんした。
The doctor checked the patient's breathing.

noun

knack; trick; secret

The know-how or subtle skill needed to do something well; often used in phrases like 呼吸をつかむ or 呼吸がわかる.

自じ転てん車しゃに乗のるにはちょっとした呼こ吸きゅうがいる。
Riding a bicycle requires a certain knack.
彼かれは商しょう売ばいの呼こ吸きゅうをよく知しっている。
He knows the tricks of the trade well.

noun

harmony; balance; synchronization

A state of being in sync or working together smoothly, like a well-coordinated team or a balanced rhythm.

二人ふたりの呼こ吸きゅうがぴったり合あって、素す晴ばらしい演えん奏そうになった。
Their timing was perfectly in sync, resulting in a wonderful performance.
チームの呼こ吸きゅうが合あわず、試し合あいに負まけた。
The team lacked coordination and lost the match.

noun

short interval; short pause

A brief moment or pause; commonly used in the phrase 一呼吸 (ひとこきゅう) meaning a short break or a moment's pause.

Usage patterns

呼こ吸きゅうが乱みだれるone's breathing becomes ragged/irregular
全ぜん力りょくで走はしったので呼こ吸きゅうが乱みだれた。
I ran at full speed and my breathing became ragged.
呼こ吸きゅうをつかむto grasp the knack (of doing something)
何なん度ども練れん習しゅうしてやっと呼こ吸きゅうをつかんだ。
After practicing many times, I finally got the knack of it.
呼こ吸きゅうを整ととのえるto steady/regulate one's breathing
試し合あいの前まえに呼こ吸きゅうを整ととのえた。
I steadied my breathing before the match.
呼こ吸きゅうがわかるto understand the feel/knack of something
この仕し事ごとの呼こ吸きゅうがわかってきた。
I've started to get the feel for this job.
呼こ吸きゅうを止とめるto hold one's breath
水みずに潜もぐるときは呼こ吸きゅうを止とめる。
You hold your breath when diving underwater.

Expressions

呼こ吸きゅうが合あうget along well; be in sync; work well together
阿あ吽うんの呼こ吸きゅうperfect synchronization; being in perfect harmony; working together seamlessly
一ひと呼こ吸きゅう置おいてafter a short pause; after taking a breath
呼こ吸きゅうを合あわせるsynchronize breathing with the opponent before a sumo match

Kanji

呼call, call out to, invite
吸suck, imbibe, inhale

Related words· 10

息いきN3sense 1
息 refers to the physical breath itself, while 呼吸 covers the broader act of breathing and can also mean a knack, harmony, or a brief pause.
コツN2sense 2
呼吸 in this sense refers to the subtle feel or rhythm needed to do something well, while コツ is the more casual, everyday word for a trick or shortcut.
調ちょう和わN1sense 3
呼吸 as harmony implies people or things moving in sync like a shared rhythm, while 調和 is a broader, more abstract word for balance or harmony in general.
深しん呼こ吸きゅう
呼吸 refers to breathing in general, while 深呼吸 specifically means taking a deep, deliberate breath.

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ブレス
呼吸 is the standard, often medical or technical term for breathing, while ブレス is a loanword used in casual, sporting, or artistic contexts like yoga or singing.
息吹いぶき
呼吸 is the plain, everyday word for the physical act of breathing, while 息吹 is a more poetic term often implying a deep, life-giving breath.
ブリージング
呼吸 is the everyday, general Japanese word for breathing, while ブリージング is a loanword reserved for technical contexts like sports, music, diving, or wellness.
つくN1
呼吸する is the general verb for 'to breathe' (in and out), while 吐く（つく）focuses narrowly on exhaling, as in 息を吐く.
寝ね息いきN1
呼吸 is the neutral, physiological word for breathing in general, while 寝息 specifically refers to the soft breathing sound of a person who is asleep.
鼻はな息いき
呼吸 is the broader, more formal term for respiration, while 鼻息 focuses on the audible or visible breath from the nose, often used figuratively.

Don't confuse with

呼こ吸きゅう器き
呼吸器 refers to the physical organs (lungs, trachea, etc.) used for breathing, while 呼吸 is the act of breathing itself.
呼こ応おう
呼吸 shares the kanji 呼 and a similar-sounding reading but means 'breathing', unlike 呼応's meaning of mutual response or agreement.

Word family· 36

深しん呼こ吸きゅう
deep breath; deep breathing
腹ふく式しき呼こ吸きゅう
diaphragmatic breathing; abdominal breathing
一ひと呼こ吸きゅう
short pause; brief interval
内ない呼こ吸きゅう
internal respiration; cellular respiration
口くち呼こ吸きゅう
mouth breathing; oral respiration

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呼こ吸きゅう器き
respiratory organs
呼こ吸きゅう孔こう
breathing hole; respiratory opening
呼こ吸きゅう根こん
pneumatophore; respiratory root
呼こ吸きゅう法ほう
breathing technique; breath control
呼こ吸きゅう点てん
liberty (of a stone)
呼こ吸きゅう筋きん
respiratory muscles
呼こ吸きゅう鎖さ
respiratory chain; electron transport chain

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Etymology

From Middle Chinese 呼吸 (xop kip, literally 'exhale inhale'). The extended meanings of knack, harmony, and pause developed in Japanese from the idea of rhythmic breathing.