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    3. 息を継ぐ

    息を継ぐ

    息いきを​継つぐ​

    to take a breath

    NTVerbMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab29 strokes

    息をつぐ

    いきをつぐ

    Verb

    1.
    to take a breath, to gather one's breath, to catch one's breath
    2.
    to take a rest, to take a break

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    Characters that make up this word

    息
    いき…(1)
    breath・respiration・son・interest (on money)・rest…(1)
    Kanji
    継
    つ.ぐ・まま-…(1)
    inherit・succeed・continue・patch・graft (tree)
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    ぐ
    gu
    Kana
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