Kanji 息 breath, respiration, son 急 hurry, emergency, sudden Related words 息いき 急せ き 切き る The compound verb form meaning 'to pant heavily' or 'to be out of breath'; 息急き is the noun form used in this compound.
息いき 切ぎ れ Means 'shortness of breath' or 'running out of breath', often used for physical exhaustion or running out of momentum; 息急き focuses more on the audible panting or gasping itself.
Written forms 息いき 急せ き Usage 13%
Standard kanji spelling for this noun.
息いき せき Usage 88%
Alternate spelling using kana for the second element; less common but still used.
Etymology Compound of 息 (breath) and 急き (from 急く , to hurry or be impatient), literally 'hurried breath'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of panting.
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