Kanji1 / 6
吸 kanji
suck, imbibe, inhale, sip
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- Grade 6 (elementary school)
On readings
キュウ
Kun readings
すう
Words with 吸
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —肺呼吸pulmonary respiration
- —吸煙器smoke filter
- —吸虫類trematodes (i.e. flukes)
- —肺吸虫lung fluke (Paragonimus westermani)
- —呼吸孔breathing hole
- —呼吸鎖respiratory chain
- —過呼吸hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
- —一呼吸short pause; short interval
- —吸汗性sweat absorbency
- —吸着音click consonant; click; click sound; suction stop
- —呼吸点liberty (of a stone)
- —吸収線absorption line
- —口呼吸oral respiration; mouth breathing; breathing through one's mouth
- —吸気口air inlet; intake vent
- —吸血姫female vampire; vampiress
- —無呼吸anaerosis; lack of breathing; sleep apnea; respiratory arrest; respiratory standstill
- —吸収缶gas mask canister; respirator cartridge; chemical cartridge
- —吸湿力moisture absorbency
- —呼吸根pneumatophore; respiratory root
- —吸着剤adsorbent