気道

Reading

Kana: きどう

Romaji: kidou

Definition

noun

1

respiratory tract; air duct

Kanji

気

Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき

Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

道

Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち

Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)は７年間(ねんかん)、合気道(あいきどう)をやっていた。

➥He had been a practitioner of Aikido for seven years.

あお向(む)けに寝(ね)ると、舌(した)やノドチンコがノドの奥(おく)に下(さ)がるため、上気道(じょうきどう)が塞(ふさ)がりやすくなります。

➥If you sleep on your back it's easier for your upper airway to be obstructed because your tongue, uvula, etc. slip towards the back of your throat.