きゅ

noun, takes する, transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. breathing, respiration.

noun

  1. knack, trick, secret (of doing something).
  2. harmony, balance, synchronization, accord.
  3. short interval, short pause.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きゅ
呼吸 こきゅう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

call, call out to, invite
よ.ぶ コ よぶ (6th, N3)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
question mark, ?
コ オ か (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
suck, imbibe, inhale
キュウ す.う (6th, N3)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
reach out, exert, exercise
およ.ぶ キュウ おい (7th, N1)
from, possessive particle, whereupon
ノ の すなわ.ち (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)