いきづかい

Japanese

Alternative spellings
息遣い 息づかい

Etymology

From 息(いき) (iki) + 遣(つか)い (tsukai, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 遣(つか)う (tsukau).”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いきづかい [ìkízúꜜkàì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ikʲizɨka̠i]

Noun

いきづかい • (ikizukai) ^{←いきづかひ (ikidukafi)?}

1. the way one is breathing