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呼吸孔

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 呼吸孔.

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Entry

呼吸孔こきゅうこうNounFreq #173081
1

breathing hole

Examples
こうした熊独特の特徴が、熊が動かずに狩猟すること(アザラシの呼吸孔の脇でじっと動かず、アザラシが海面に上がってくるのを待つ)を好む説明になっている。
These special characteristics explain its preference for still-hunting (lying motionless beside a seal's breathing hole, waiting for one to surface).

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

call, call out to, invite

8 strokesFrequency 498JLPT N2Grade 6

On

Kun

よ.ぶ

Nanori

よぶ

suck, imbibe, inhale, sip

6 strokesFrequency 1,054JLPT N2Grade 6

On

キュウ

Kun

す.う

cavity, hole, slit, very, great, exceedingly

4 strokesFrequency 2,052JLPT N1Grade 8

On

コウ

Kun

あな

Nanori

のり

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