Meaning of ため息をつく in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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ため息をつく, 溜息をつく, 溜息を吐く, ため息を吐く, 溜め息を吐く, 溜め息をつく
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Kana Readingためいきをつく
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Romajitameikiwotsuku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with `ku` ending
- Meaning
- to sigh; to breathe a sigh
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Example Sentences
ため息をつく, 溜息をつく, 溜息を吐く, ため息を吐く, 溜め息を吐く, 溜め息をつく, ためいきをつく used in context
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そして、どうすることも出来ない物憂さに、ふっとため息をつく。
And then I breathe a sigh from melancholy in being unable to do anything about it.
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母はため息をつきながら、高校一年生にもなった息子の頭をがしがしと撫でた。
Mom sighed, and tousled the hair of her son's head.
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Perhaps having realized it was impossible to persuade her, Ms. Kurosaki sighed and sat down in her seat.
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盛大な溜息をつきながら、テーブルの上にどさどさとパンを置き、椅子にどっかりと腰掛ける。
Heaving a great sigh I plunk my bread on the table and flump onto the chair.
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She sighed over her unhappy fate.
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She felt a sigh of relief when the work was done.
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
collect, gather, be in arrears
On: リュウ
Kun: た.まる, たま.る, た.める, したた.る, たまり, ため
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