Word Meaning 一息

ひといき hitoiki

一息 is read as ひといき (hitoiki) and means one breath.

Meaning

English

  1. one breath
  2. time of one breath
  3. (doing in) one go
  4. doing without stopping
  5. small amount of effort
  6. a little more effort
  7. pause
  8. break

Reading

Kana

ひといき

Romaji

hitoiki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 8672 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一人息子

ひとりむすこ

only son

一息つく

ひといきつく

to catch one's breath

一息いれる

ひといきいれる

to take a breather

ほっと一息

ほっとひといき

sigh of relief

一病息災

いちびょうそくさい

one who experiences a chronic ailment takes better care of his health and lives longer

一昨日

おとつい

day before yesterday

一定

いってい

fixed

一昨年

おととし

year before last

一段落

いちだんらく

one paragraph

一対一

いちたいいち

one-to-one

一部

いちぶ

one copy (e.g. of a document)

一番

いちばん

best