いき
息
ぬ
抜
　
き

noun, takes する

  1. taking a breather, relaxation, vent hole.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
いき
息
ぬ
抜
　
き
 息抜き いきぬき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

breath, respiration, son
いき　ソク (3rd, N3)
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)
slip out, extract, pull out
ぬ.く　バツ　ぬき (7th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
friend
とも　ユウ　う (2nd, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)