奄
奄: cover
cover; gasping; Amami
8 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 2 words here
Readings
On
エン
Kunおおう・たちまち
Rare: mostly in 気息奄奄 (gasping, nearly dead) and in the island name 奄美 (Amami).
Key words
気息奄奄きそくえんえんgasping, nearly dead
奄奄えんえんgasping
奄美の黒兎あまみのくろうさぎAmami rabbit
Example sentences
長い登山の末、私たちは気息奄奄の状態で山小屋にたどり着いた。
After the long climb, we reached the mountain hut gasping and nearly dead on our feet.
老いた犬は、奄奄とした息づかいで主人を見上げた。
The old dog looked up at its master, breathing faintly.
奄美の黒兎は、奄美大島と徳之島だけにすむ珍しい動物だ。
The Amami rabbit is a rare animal that lives only on Amami Oshima and Tokunoshima.