Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “息が詰まる”

息が詰まる

いきがつまる

to choke; to have trouble breathing

Example sentence

I nearly choked on a fishbone.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

息
On
そく
Kun
いき
Stroke count
10

・breath

・respiration

・son

・interest (on money)

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詰
On
きつ;きち
Kun
つ.める;つ.め;-づ.め;つ.まる;つ.む
Stroke count
13

・packed

・close

・pressed

・reprove

・rebuke

・blame

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