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息を潜める (いきをひそめる) — to hold one's breath | Kumi Dictionary

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息を潜める

息を潜める

息いきを潜ひそめる

to hold one's breath

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息をひそめる

いきをひそめる

Verb

1.

to hold one's breath, to bate one's breath

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Kanji that make up this word

breath・respiration・son・interest (on money)・rest…(1)

ひそ.む・もぐ.る・かく.れる・くぐ.る・ひそ.める…(1)

submerge・conceal・hide・lower (voice)・hush

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