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Japanese symbol for “wheeze”

Romaji: zeezeeiu
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp

In Japanese, wheeze is , read (zeezeeiu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. exp, v5u to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

say, word
on: ゲン、ゴン
kun: い.う、こと
7 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いう iuto say; to utter; to declare
ことば kotobalanguage; dialect
はつげん hatsugenstatement; remark; observation
せんげん sengendeclaration; proclamation; announcement
げんご gengolanguage
ひとこと hitokotosingle word; a few words; brief comment

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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