Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “息抜き”

息抜き

いきぬき

taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole

Example sentence

You need to take a trip every once in a while to relax, you can't just work all day every day.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

息

On: そく
Kun: いき
Stroke count: 10

・breath

・respiration

・son

・interest (on money)

抜

On: ばつ;はつ;はい
Kun: ぬ.く;-ぬ.く;ぬ.き;ぬ.ける;ぬ.かす;ぬ.かる
Stroke count: 7

・slip out

・extract

・pull out

・pilfer

・quote

・remove

・omit