He climbed the steep slope while gasping for breath.
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
For the company that was gasping for funds, the loan from the investor was truly a welcome rain.
My younger brother has been suffering from asthma since he was a child.
Grandfather has frequent asthma attacks.
After intense exercise, he was breathing painfully with wheezing.
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