Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 乾咳(からせき) in Japanese

乾咳, 空咳
Kana Reading
からせき, からぜき
Romaji
karaseki, karazeki
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    dry cough; hacking cough
    Example sentence
    乾咳気になります I'm concerned about my wife's hacking cough.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    intentional cough (i.e. to get someone's attention)
    Example sentence
    からせき出ます I have a dry cough.

Examples of 乾咳, 空咳, からせき, からぜき in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

11 strokes

drought, dry, dessicate, drink up, heaven, emperor

On'Yomi: カン, ケン

Kun'Yomi: かわ.く, かわ.かす, ほ.す, ひ.る, いぬい

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JLPT 5

8 strokes

empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum

On'Yomi: クウ

Kun'Yomi: そら, あ.く, あ.き, あ.ける, から, す.く, す.かす, むな.しい

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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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