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息 means 'breath'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 417   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-10    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 24    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 55 words   Used in 145 words   Used in 59 names   Component in 5 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ソク
Kun
   いき breath
Components
⿱  自 self  心 heart  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 息 is used 7 times, read 2 ways. 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
Across all words in Japanese, 息 is used 130 times, read 2 ways. 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
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ソク : 61 words FIND ALL
し ょ う そ く 0
noun
1. news (from somebody); letter; contact
2. (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
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いき : 68 words FIND ALL
い き 1
Most common form: いき
noun
1. breath; breathing
2. tone; mood  (see also: 息が合う)
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Part of a non-standard reading: 1 word. FIND ALL
む す こ 0
noun
1. son
2. penis  (vulgar expression or word; this meaning is restricted to reading むすこ)
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An additional 14 less common words include 息 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 351 (originally: 332)  Joy o' Kanji : 332  Key to Kanji: 676 

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息
ソク   いき breath   
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自
ジ   シ   みずから self   
心
シン   こころ heart   
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