一息・ひと息|ひといきhitoiki[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounone breath
   彼女かのじょは新鮮しんせんな空気くうきを一息ひといき吸すいに表ひょうへ出でた。↗

   She went outside to get a breath of fresh air.
2. nountime of one breath
3. nounpause; break; rest; breather
4. noun(doing in) one go; doing without stoppingas 〜に
5. nounsmall amount of effort; a little more effort
   もう一息ひといき努力どりょくすれば成功せいこうするだろう。↗

   Make one more effort, and you will succeed.

• Synonym小休止しょうきゅうしWrittenWritten prose for a short pause or rest, often of an activity or process; in everyday speech say 「一休み」.
• Synonym一休みひとやすみNeutralA short rest, as in 「ここで一休み」; close in sense to 「一息つく」, but it never means doing something in one go.
• Synonym休みやすみNeutralRest in a broad sense, also holidays and absences, not limited to short spans; 「一息」 is a momentary breather, one breath, or one go, as in 「一息に飲む」.
• Related息抜きいきぬきNeutralTaking a break to relax and unwind, as in 「息抜きに散歩」; it stresses refreshing yourself, while 「一息」 can also mean doing something in one go.
• Related一段落いちだんらくNeutralReaching a natural stopping point in some undertaking, stressing that a stage is complete; 「一息」 stresses stopping to catch your breath.
• Related息継ぎいきつぎNeutralBreathing in mid-song or mid-swim, or a short break; it centers on the act of breathing itself, while 「一息」 is about pausing to catch your breath.
• Related中休みなかやすみNeutralA rest taken partway through work or an activity, as in 「中休みを取る」; it points to the mid-way break period itself.

Use 「一息」 for catching your breath, a short rest, or doing something in one go, as in 「一息つく」「一息に飲む」. For unwinding say 「息抜き」, for a short rest 「一休み」, for reaching a stopping point 「一段落」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. ひといき。
2. 僅わずかな呼吸こきゅう。