息吹・息吹き・気吹|いぶきibuki[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounbreath
2. nounsign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality

• Synonym呼吸こきゅうNeutralBreathing in the physical sense, also a knack or rapport; 「息吹」 is usually figurative, the breath of something new.
• Related現れあらわれNeutralRefers to manifestation or embodiment, as in 「愛情の現れ」; it stresses outward expression, while 「息吹」 evokes the breath of something newly alive.
• Related兆しきざしNeutralMeans a sign or first hint, as in 「回復の兆し」; it points to what is coming, whereas 「息吹」 suggests vitality you can feel in the air.
• RelatedしるしNeutralA mark, symbol or sign, also evidence; quite different from the breath-of-life nuance of 「息吹」.
• Related兆候ちょうこうNeutralA sign or symptom, often in medical or economic contexts; it describes objectively, with none of 「息吹」's feeling of vitality.
• Related気配けはいNeutralA sign sensed faintly, as in 「人の気配」 or 「秋の気配」; it centers on what one intuitively feels.
• Related前兆ぜんちょうNeutralA sign that comes beforehand, often ominous, as in 「地震の前兆」; unlike 「息吹」, it carries no sense of fresh life.
• Related知らせしらせNeutralNews or notice, and by extension an omen or premonition; the emphasis is on being told, not on vitality.
• Related気息きそくWrittenA written/formal word for breathing or breath; it lacks the sense of vitality that 「息吹」 carries.
• Related気色けしきWrittenRead 「けしき」, it means a sign or one's complexion; an old-fashioned word rarely used today.
• Related先触れさきぶれWrittenAdvance notice, or a portent; the stress is on announcing something ahead of time.
• Related表徴ひょうちょうWrittenAn outward sign or symbol of something abstract; an academic term.
• Related気振りけぶりNeutralA sign or hint of something about to happen, often in negatives like 「けぶりも見せない」; uncommon in speech.
• Related徴証ちょうしょうWrittenA sign serving as grounds for inference; an academic term.
• Related徴表ちょうひょうWrittenA written/formal term for a distinguishing feature or mark; technical, and unrelated to the vitality of 「息吹」.
• Related幸先さいさきNeutralA sign at the start of something, usually as 「幸先がいい」 for a good omen; it concerns good or bad luck.
• Related予兆よちょうWrittenA written/formal word for an advance sign or omen, close to 「前兆」; 「息吹」 instead feels full of life.

Use 「息吹」 for the fresh, life-giving breath of something new — a season, an era, a movement — as in 「春の息吹」. For a sign that something is coming, pick 「兆し」; for a faintly sensed presence, 「気配」; for physical breathing, 「呼吸」. 「前兆」 and 「予兆」 are omens, 「兆候」 leans clinical or economic, 「現れ」 is outward manifestation, 「幸先」 a good or bad sign at the outset, and 「印」 a mark or sign; none of them carries 「息吹」's sense of vitality.

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1. 呼吸こきゅう。
2. あるものが活動かつどうしているという様子ようすがどことなくうかがえる様子ようす。大地だいちのような生物せいぶつでないものにも用もちいる場合ばあいがある。雰囲気ふんいき。