Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    taking a breather; relaxation; rest

    たまには旅行でもして息抜きしないと、毎日仕事仕事じゃやってられないよ。
    You need to take a trip every once in a while to relax, you can't just work all day every day.
  2. Noun

    vent; ventilation opening

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

breath, respiration, son, interest (on money), rest, coming to an end

Kun
いき
On
ソク
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
882 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-6-4SKIP code
4k6.17The Kanji Dictionary
2633.0Four corner code
858deroo
606fUnicode hex code
1-34-09JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3844Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1850New Nelson (John Haig)
2647New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3278Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1693Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2301Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
610Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
657Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
872A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1224Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
628Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10601Morohashi
332A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1242Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1308Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
454sakade
539Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
351henshall3
359Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1118Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
782Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
617Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xi1, xi2Pinyin reading
sigKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit

Kun
ぬ.く-ぬ.くぬ.きぬ.けるぬ.かすぬ.かる
On
バツハツハイ
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
726 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 25

Built from

Used in names as

ぬき

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-4SKIP code
3c4.10The Kanji Dictionary
5404.7Four corner code
1367deroo
629cUnicode hex code
1-40-20JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1854Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2093New Nelson (John Haig)
246New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
290Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
183Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
219Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
705Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
761Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
684A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
384Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1525Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11901PMorohashi
1708A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1713Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1830Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
561Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1129Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
769Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
864Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
712Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ba2Pinyin reading
bal, paeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
25WaniKani level