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呼吸

こきゅう

breathing, respiration

Mnemonic

Out and back in, which is what the word is made of and also what the thing is. The same soup きゅう drawn in as in 吸う, and then let go. Slowly, please: こきゅう.

Built from

call out
口 mouth + 乎 breath out
suck in, inhale
口 a mouth on the left drawing something inward rather than letting it back out.

Words sharing these kanji

to call, to name to call someone to to smoke

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