panting; gasping; heavy breathing
Refers to the sound of labored breathing, often in contexts of exhaustion, arousal, or medical distress.
He let out a panting sound after running.
I heard heavy breathing from the next room.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; the first part is written in kana.
Compound of 喘ぎ (あえぎ, 'panting', the continuative form of 喘ぐ) and 声 (こえ, 'voice' or 'sound'), with rendaku voicing of こえ to ごえ.