Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “息切れ”

息切れ

いきぎれ

running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency

Example sentence

I seem to have run out of steam this term.

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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切
On
せつ;さい
Kun
き.る;-き.る;き.り;-き.り;-ぎ.り;き.れる;-き.れる;き.れ;-き.れ;-ぎ.れ
Stroke count
4

・cut

・cutoff

・be sharp

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