A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 10 strokes

Breath ; Respiration ; Son ; Interest (on Money)

Readings on: ソク
Kun readings: いき

息いき — breath

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 息子むすこ — yarn Word card → Source
• 溜息ためいき — sigh Source
• 利息りそく — interest (from a loan) Source
• 嘆息たんそく — grief; sorrow; sighing Source
• 寝息ねいき — sleeper breathing Source
• 歎息たんそく — grief; sorrow; sighing Source