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屏息 (へいそく) — bated breath | Kumi Dictionary

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屏息

屏息

屏へい息そく

bated breath

Kanji Vocab Emotions & Psychology19 strokes

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閉息

へいそく

Noun, Participle, Verb

1.

bated breath, being cowed into silence

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Kanji that make up this word

おお.う・しりぞ.く・びょう.ぶ…(2)

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

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