JLPT N1 · Noun

一息 (hitoiki)

一息 (ひといき, hitoiki) is a Japanese noun meaning “one breath”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ひといき
Romaji: hitoiki
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

one breath · noun
time of one breath · noun
pause; break; rest; breather · noun
(doing in) one go; doing without stopping · noun · as 〜に
small amount of effort; a little more effort · noun

Example sentences

彼女は新鮮な空気を一息吸いに表へ出た。

She went outside to get a breath of fresh air.

もう一息努力すれば成功するだろう。

Make one more effort, and you will succeed.

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

Kanji in 一息

one, one radical (no.1)イチ・イツ・ひと-・ひと.つ · 1 strokes

breath, respiration, sonソク・いき · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 一息.

一いちone一日いちにちone day一番いちばんnumber one一緒いっしょ(doing) together一日ついたちfirst day of the month一つひとつone一月ひとつきone month一人ひとりone person一昨日おとといday before yesterday一度いちどonce一杯いっぱいone cup (of)一生懸命いっしょうけんめいvery hard一時いちじone o'clock一家いっかa family

Source: JMdict entry 1164390 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.