一息 (ひといき): a breath, a pause, an effort — Japanese vocabulary
一息 is read ひといき and means "a breath, a pause, an effort". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
一息
- Reading
- ひといき · hitoiki
- Translation
- a breath, a pause, an effort
- Level
- JLPT N1
- Pitch accent
- ひといきが
Example
彼女は新鮮な空気を一息吸いに表へ出た。
かのじょはしんせんなくうきをひといきすいにひょうへでた。
She went outside to get a breath of fresh air.
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