Definition of 気息奄々 (きそくえんえん)

そくえんえん

気息奄々

きそくえんえん

kisokuen-en

no-adjective, taru-adjective, to-adverb
gasping for breath, at one's last gasp, breathing feebly, on the brink of death, more dead than alive(yojijukugo)
Other readings:
気息奄奄【きそくえんえん】
Related Kanji
spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)
cover, suffocate, obstruct