Kanji: 息

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:	心(忄⺗) Radical name: こころ (りっしんべん)
Meaning:	Breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)
Usage:	Appears regularly in Japanese newspapers, but about 900 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	息子(むすこ)	(humble) son
N3	息(いき)	breath, tone
N2	休息(きゅうそく)	rest, relief, relaxation
N2	溜息(ためいき)	a sigh
N1	子息(しそく)	son
N1	消息(しょうそく)	news, letter, circumstances
N1	窒息(ちっそく)	suffocation
N1	一息(ひといき)	puffy, a breath, a pause, an effort
N1	利息(りそく)	interest (bank)