Definition of /meaning-of-息
- (n) negative (static) charge; negative electric charge; (sometimes called "negative electricity")
- (n) positive electric charge; positive (static) charge; (sometimes called "positive electricity")
- (n) breath; breathing
おぼれかけた人は息を吹き返した。
The man who nearly drowned began to breathe. - tone; mood
彼らは息がぴたりと合っている。
They are a perfect match for each other.
- (n) son
母親は息子にやかましく言って聞かせた。
The mother whipped sense into her boy. - penis
- (n) positive electric charge; positive (static) charge; (sometimes called "positive electricity")
- (n) Halla okadai (species of eunicid worm used as fishing bait)
- (species of eunicid worm used as fishing bait)
- red mite (i.e. a chigger)
- (n) locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; (feeling of hopelessness); being in a bind
- (n) miniature Chusan palm (Trachycarpus wagnerianus); (poss. Trachycarpus fortunei)