Word Meaning 屏息

へいそく heisoku

屏息 is read as へいそく (heisoku) and means bated breath.

Meaning

English

bated breath
being cowed into silence

Reading

Kana

へいそく

Romaji

heisoku

Writing Variants

閉息へいそく heisoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 159971 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

屏風

びょうぶ

folding screen

消息

しょうそく

(someone's) whereabouts

利息

りそく

interest (on a loan, deposit etc.)

息

いき

breath

窒息

ちっそく

suffocation

休息

きゅうそく

rest

鼻息

はないき

nasal breathing

一息

ひといき

one breath

溜め息

ためいき

sigh

嘆息

たんそく

sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.)

生息

せいそく

inhabiting

子息

しそく

(another's) son