Japanese symbol for “gasping”
喘ぎ
あえぎ
Romaji: aegi
gasping; puffing; wheezing
In Japanese, gasping is 喘ぎ, read あえぎ (aegi).
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Meanings
- n gasping; puffing; wheezing
- n asthma
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “gasping”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ぱくぱく | ぱくぱく pakupaku | repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping |
| 奄々 | えんえん en'en | gasping |
| 喘ぎ喘ぎ | あえぎあえぎ aegiaegi | gasping; breathing heavily |
| 息も絶え絶え | いきもたえだえ ikimotaedae | gasping |
| 喘ぎ声 | あえぎごえ aegigoe | panting; gasping; heavy breathing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喘息 | ぜんそく zensoku | asthma |
| 喘ぐ | あえぐ aegu | to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard |
| 喘鳴 | ぜんめい zenmei | stridor; wheezing; noisy breathing |
| 余喘 | よぜん yozen | lingering life; feeble existence; brink of ruin |
| 小児喘息 | しょうにぜんそく shounizensoku | infantile asthma |
See also: Chinese symbol for “gasping”.
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