JLPT N2 · Noun

溜息 (tameiki)

溜息 (ためいき, tameiki) is a Japanese noun meaning “sigh”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ためいき
Romaji: tameiki
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

sigh · noun

Example sentences

「溜息なんてついてた？」「不幸せなオーラ出しながらね」

"Did I really sigh?" "While giving out an aura of unhappiness."

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 溜息

collect, gather, be in arrearsリュウ・た.まる・たま.る · 13 strokes

breath, respiration, sonソク・いき · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 溜息.

溜まるたまるto collect溜めるためるto amass蒸溜じょうりゅうdistillation溜まりたまりpile息子むすこson息いきbreath休息きゅうそくrest子息しそく(another's) son消息しょうそくnews (from someone)窒息ちっそくsuffocation利息りそくinterest (on a loan, deposit etc.)一息ひといきone breath

Source: JMdict entry 1597190 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.