Memory phrase for the Kanji: 息

息

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Meaning breath, breathing, son

Pronunciation

SOKU
iki

Explanation

Top: oneself 自 (The accented ノ eye 目 as the "self"), below: heart 心

Mnemonic
 
I myself I am and my heart exists as long as I breathe, and my breath lives on in my son.

Radicals

自 oneselfThe Radical mizukara shows an eye 目 and has an emphasis ノ to express that the own person is meant.
心 heartImage of a heart with coronary arteries.
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 Vocabulary

息 いき  breath, tone
休息 きゅうそく  rest, relief, relaxation
息子 むすこ  (hum) son
一息 ひといき  puffy, a breath, a pause, an effort
利息 りそく  interest (bank)
子息 しそく  (hon) son
消息 しょうそく  news, letter, circumstances
溜息 ためいき  (n) (uk) a sigh
窒息 ちっそく  suffocation

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