一息
ひといき
Romaji:
hitoiki
Meaning:
A breath, a pause, an effort
The Japanese term 一息 (ひといき) means A breath, a pause, an effort and appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Quick Info: This word appears frequently in JLPT N1 exams. Mastery helps with both reading and listening sections.
✅ Study tip: Learn 一息 (ひといき / hitoiki) for meaning “a breath, a pause, an effort”. This is a JLPT N1 word.
- Listen. Repeat two times. Shadow the audio without pausing.
- Chunk it by sound: ひ · と · い · き.
- Make a 10 second mnemonic with the meaning: “a breath, a pause, an effort”.
- Write it once. Say ひといき and hitoiki as you write.
- Cloze it: 『今日は［ ］を使います。』 Then say the answer with the meaning.
- Review at 10 minutes, 1 day, and 3 days.
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