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    3. 寝息

    寝息

    寝ね息いき

    breathing of a sleeping person

    KMT8CoreNounDaily LifeKanji Vocab23 strokes

    ねいき

    Noun

    1.
    breathing of a sleeping person

    Stroke 0 / 23

    Speed1.0x

    赤あかちゃんの寝ね息いきが聞きこえる。

    I can hear the baby's breathing.

    KMT4Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    彼かれは静しずかな寝ね息いきを立たてて眠ねむっていた。

    He was sleeping, breathing quietly.

    KMT6Daily Life
    母はは親おやは、子こ供どもの穏おだやかな寝ね息いきを聞ききながら安あん心しんした。

    The mother felt relieved listening to her child's peaceful breathing.

    KMT7Daily LifeFamily & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    疲つかれていたのか、彼かれは深ふかい寝ね息いきを立たてて熟じゅく睡すいしていた。

    Perhaps he was tired, as he was in a deep sleep, breathing profoundly.

    KMT8Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    静しずかな夜よるには、隣となりの部へ屋やから微かすかな寝ね息いきが聞 こえてくる。

    On quiet nights, faint breathing can be heard from the next room.

    KMT8Home & HousingDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    寝
    ね.る・ね.かす・い.ぬ・みたまや・や.める…(1)
    lie down・sleep・rest・bed・remain unsold
    息
    いき…(1)
    breath・respiration・son・interest (on money)・rest…(1)
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