# 息 — Breath

Frequency rank 421 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 満 (Full), less common than 球 (Sphere).

- On’yomi: そく
- Kun’yomi: いき
- Radical: 心 Heart (Kangxi 61)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX

The self (自) breathes with its heart (心) — your own heart beating is the rhythm of your breath.

In words:

- 息 いき — breath,tone
- 息子 むすこ — (humble) son
- 溜息 ためいき — a sigh

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