Word Meaning 閉息

へいそく heisoku

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

Meaning

English

  1. bated breath
  2. being cowed into silence

Reading

Kana

へいそく

Romaji

heisoku

Writing Variants

  • 屏息 へいそく heisoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 143273 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

閉まる

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閉会

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closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)

閉店

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closing up shop (for the day)

閉じる

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to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.)

閉口

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to be fed up

閉める

しめる

to close

閉じこもる

とじこもる

to seclude oneself

閉塞

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閉ざす

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to block (a street, entrance, etc.)

閉山

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閉経

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閉館

へいかん

closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)