いきぎれ
Ikigire
息切れ (Ikigire) is a Japanese noun meaning “shortness of breath, panting, puffing, running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.)”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbshortness of breath; panting; puffing
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbrunning out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
Examples
息切れがします。
I get out of breath.
彼は息切れしていた。
He was out of breath.
私は丘を登り下りして息切れがした。
I was out of breath from walking up and down hills.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).