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Zach

息が詰まる

Reading

Kana: いきがつまる
Romaji: ikigatsumaru
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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1

to choke; to have trouble breathing

Kanji

Readings: ソク、 いき
Meanings: breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)
Readings: キツ、 キチ、 つ.める、 つ.め、 -づ.め、 つ.まる、 つ.む
Meanings: packed, close, pressed, reprove, rebuke, blame

Example Sentences

(はな)してくれ、(いき)()まる。
➥Let me go. You're choking me.
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満員(まんいん)電車(でんしゃ)(なか)(いき)()まりそうだった。
➥I thought I was going to suffocate on the crowded train.
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この部屋(へや)(いき)がつまりそうだ。
➥This room is very stuffy.
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(さかな)(ほね)がつかえて(いき)()まりそうだった。
➥I nearly choked on a fishbone.
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