吐息(といき)

といき
noun
sigh; breath (exhaled)
emotionbody-internal
1. sigh; breath (exhaled)
An audible exhalation expressing fatigue, relief, or frustration, or the warm breath itself. More literary than ため息, and sometimes used in romantic contexts to describe someone's breath.
深(ふか)い吐息(といき)をついた。
I let out a deep sigh.
彼女(かのじょ)は疲(つか)れた様子(ようす)で吐息(といき)をもらした。
She let out a sigh, looking tired.
長(なが)い一日(いちにち)が終(お)わり、思(おも)わず吐息(といき)がこぼれた。
The long day was over, and a sigh escaped me involuntarily.

Refers specifically to a breath exhaled audibly, typically expressing fatigue, relief, frustration, or resignation. More literary than ため息(いき), which is the everyday word for a sigh.

Common collocations

  • 吐息(といき)をつく: to let out a sigh
  • 吐息(といき)をもらす: to let a sigh escape
  • 吐息(といき)がこぼれる: a sigh slips out
  • 深(ふか)い吐息(といき): a deep sigh
  • 熱(あつ)い吐息(といき): a hot breath (romantic/sensual context)

Similar words

  • ため息(いき): sigh — the everyday, neutral word for sighing; used much more commonly in conversation
  • 吐息(といき): more literary and poetic; often used in written narratives and can also refer to physical breath in romantic contexts

Related Words

Compare: 息遣(いきづか)い (breathing)
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Added 2026.3.28 15:07 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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