Word Meaning 喘ぐ

あえぐ aegu

喘ぐ is read as あえぐ (aegu) and means to suffer.

Meaning

English

to suffer
to struggle
to gasp
to pant
to breathe hard

Reading

Kana

あえぐ

Romaji

aegu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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喘息

ぜんそく

asthma

Example Sentences

1

彼は驚きと疲れで喘ぐように息をした。

かれはおどろきとつかれであえぐようにいきをした。

He breathed in gasps from shock and exhaustion.