Word Meaning

せき seki

咳 is read as せき (seki) and means cough.

Meaning

English

  1. cough
  2. coughing
  3. tussis

Reading

Kana

せき

Romaji

seki

Writing Variants

  • しわぶき shiwabuki

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

10

かぜでせきがとまらない。

I can't stop coughing because of my cold.

かいぎのまえにかるくせきをした。

I cleared my throat lightly before the meeting.

よるになるとせきがひどくなる。

My cough gets worse at night.

かれははなしはじめるまえにいちどせきをした。

He cleared his throat once before he started speaking.

かわいたせきがすうにちつづいている。

I've had a dry cough for several days.

しずかなきょうしつにとつぜんせきがひびいた。

A sudden cough echoed through the quiet classroom.

せきをするとむねがすこしいたむ。

My chest hurts a little when I cough.

かのじょはまいくのまえでちいさくせきをした。

She cleared her throat softly in front of the microphone.

せきがでるのできょうははやくねます。

I'm going to bed early today because I have a cough.

I have a cough.