息が詰まる

• 読み: いきがつまる
• ローマ字: iki ga tsumaru
• 漢字の分解: 息 (soku/iki) — breath; 詰 (kitsu/tsu) — packed, stuffed, blocked
• 発音: /i.ki.ɡa.t͡sɯ.ma.ɾɯ/

意味

To choke; to have trouble breathing. Also used figuratively for stifling or suffocating situations.

An expression using Group 1 (godan) verb 詰まる (to be packed, to be clogged). Has both a literal meaning of difficulty breathing and a figurative meaning of feeling emotionally suffocated by oppressive environments, tension, or monotony. The figurative use is more common.

例文

1. 緊張のあまり息が詰まりそうだった。
2. 毎日同じことの繰り返しで息が詰まる。
3. 息が詰まるような暑さの中で作業を続けた。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, emotions, workplace

トーン: stressed

起源と歴史

Combines 息 (breath) with 詰まる (to be blocked, to be stuffed). The image of breath being blocked in the throat captures both physical choking and the psychological feeling of suffocation.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal