Entry
  1. Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Taru adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particle

    gasping for breath; at one's last gasp; breathing feebly; on the brink of death; more dead than alive

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Also written 気息奄奄【きそくえんえん】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

Kun
いき
On
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
113 of 2500
Radical
steam
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-4-2, 2-2-4SKIP code
0a6.8The Kanji Dictionary
8041.7Four corner code
2356deroo
6c17Unicode hex code
1-21-04JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2480Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3025New Nelson (John Haig)
3194New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3960Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2037Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2751Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1885Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2030Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
77A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
319Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
144Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17046PMorohashi
11A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
134Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
134Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
59sakade
67Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
68henshall3
52Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
55crowley
246Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.6busy_people
1150Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1903Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qi4Pinyin reading
giKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
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

cover, suffocate, obstruct

Kun
おお.うたちまち
On
エン
Strokes
8
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Frequency
2047 of 2500
Radical
big

Built from

Used in names as

あま

Dictionary and index codes (15)
CodeReference
2-3-5SKIP code
0a8.10The Kanji Dictionary
4071.6Four corner code
5944Unicode hex code
1-17-66JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1173Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1146New Nelson (John Haig)
2757Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1903Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2055Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2212Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
668Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
5881Morohashi
yan3, yan1Pinyin reading
eomKorean reading