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    3. 呼吸

    呼吸

    呼こ吸きゅう

    breathing

    N3KMT4News #5+1CoreSports & Martial ArtsMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab14 strokes

    こきゅう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Intransitive

    1.
    breathing, respiration

    Noun

    2.
    knack, trick, secret (of doing something)
    3.
    harmony, balance, synchronization, accord
    4.
    short interval, short pause

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    深ふかく呼こ吸きゅうしてください。

    Please breathe deeply.

    KMT3Medicine & Health
    運うん動どう中ちゅうは呼こ吸きゅうが速はやくなります。

    Breathing becomes faster during exercise.

    KMT4Sports & Martial ArtsMedicine & Health
    患かん者じゃの呼こ吸きゅうが安あん定ていしているか確かく認にんした。

    I confirmed whether the patient's breathing was stable.

    KMT4Medicine & Health
    水すい泳えいでは正ただしい呼こ吸きゅう法ほうが重じゅう要ようです。

    Correct breathing technique is important in swimming.

    KMT4Sports & Martial Arts
    チームのメンバーは、お互たがいの呼こ吸きゅうを合あわせて仕し事ごとを進すすめた。

    The team members worked in harmony, matching each other's pace.

    KMT5Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    呼
    よ.ぶ…(2)
    call・call out to・invite
    吸
    す.う…(1)
    suck・imbibe・inhale・sip
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