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sleeping breath, breathing of a sleeping person
The sound or rhythm of someone's breathing while asleep. Often used to describe the gentle or regular breathing that indicates someone is sleeping.
寝息が聞こえる。
I can hear the sound of sleeping.
赤ちゃんの寝息を確認した。
I checked the baby's breathing while sleeping.
静かな寝息を立てて眠っている。
She is sleeping, breathing quietly.
The soft, rhythmic breathing of a sleeping person. Often used to confirm someone is asleep or to evoke a peaceful sleeping scene.
FORMATION:
寝 (sleeping) + 息 (breath).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 寝息を立てる: to breathe audibly in one's sleep
- 寝息が聞こえる: to hear someone's sleeping breath
- 静かな寝息: quiet sleeping breath
- 規則的な寝息: regular breathing while asleep
USAGE:
Frequently appears in narrative writing to describe someone peacefully asleep. Distinct from いびき (snoring), which implies loud or disruptive breathing.