Japanese Kanji
息soku
breath · respiration · son
Grade 3 · JLPT N2 · 10 strokes
Breath, respiration, son, interest (on money), rest, coming to an end.
息 is part of the elementary school jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N2 (upper intermediate) level. With 10 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.
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