Word Meaning 息が切れる

いきがきれる iki ga kireru

息が切れる is read as いきがきれる (iki ga kireru) and means to die.

Meaning

English

to die
to run out of breath
to be short of breath
to lose one's breath
to run out of steam
to be unable to continue
to collapse

Reading

Kana

いきがきれる

Romaji

iki ga kireru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb ✓ Rank 119677 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

息を切る

いきをきる

to gasp for air

息せき切る

いきせききる

to pant (while rushing)

息切れ

いきぎれ

running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.)

息を切らす

いきをきらす

to be out of breath

息を引き取る

いきをひきとる

to die

息が上がる

いきがあがる

to run out of breath

息を入れる

いきをいれる

to take a breather

息を合わせる

いきをあわせる

to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match

息を止める

いきをとめる

to hold one's breath

息詰まる

いきづまる

to be breathtaking

息張る

いきばる

to strain

息を整える

いきをととのえる

to regain one's breath

Example Sentences

結局、私たちは二人共アルフレッドの音楽に合わせて息が切れるまで踊った。

We ended up dancing with to Alfred's music until both of us finally ran out of breath.