Kanji

喘

pant, gasp, breathe hard

Kanji

Grade

Secondary School

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

口部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ゼン, セン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あえぐ, せき

Example sentences

喘ぐ あえぐ
坂道 喘ぎながら 登った

He climbed the steep slope while gasping for breath.

旱天慈雨 かんてんじう
資金難 喘いでいた 会社 にとって 投資家 から 融資 まさに 旱天慈雨 だった

For the company that was gasping for funds, the loan from the investor was truly a welcome rain.

喘息 ぜんそく
子供 から 喘息 苦しんでいる

My younger brother has been suffering from asthma since he was a child.

発作 ほっさ
祖父 時々 喘息 発作 起こす

Grandfather has frequent asthma attacks.

喘鳴 ぜんめい
激しい 運動 喘鳴 伴う 苦しそうな 呼吸 していた

After intense exercise, he was breathing painfully with wheezing.

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