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Meaning of (せき) in Japanese

JLPT 3
Kana Reading
せき, しわぶき
Romaji
seki, shiwabuki
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    cough; coughing; tussis
    Example sentence
    老人何度か中断された The old man's narrative was punctuated by coughs.

Examples of 咳, せき, しわぶき in a sentence



Kanji in this word

9 strokes

cough, clear throat

On'Yomi: カイ, ガイ

Kun'Yomi: せ.く, しわぶ.く, せき, しわぶき

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