息詰まる

いきづまる

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to be breathtaking; to be stifling

Kanji

• 息 breath. Read as いき.
• 詰 pack. Read as つまる.

Example sentences

• それは息づまるような試合だった。
  It was a breathtakingly close game.

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