Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'mu' ending

    to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp

    カール・ランジの記録破りの幅跳びに、観衆は息を呑んだ。
    Karl Lange's record breaking long jump took the crowd's breath away.

Also written 息をのむ【いきをのむ】息を飲む【いきをのむ】

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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

drink

Kun
の.む
On
トンドン
Strokes
7
Frequency
2362 of 2500
Radical
mouth

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (15)
CodeReference
2-4-3, 2-1-6SKIP code
3d4.19The Kanji Dictionary
2060.3Four corner code
5451Unicode hex code
1-38-61JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
39Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
737New Nelson (John Haig)
2410New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3063Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2080Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2225Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
489Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
48970Morohashi
tun1Pinyin reading
tanKorean reading