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いきをひきとる
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, る)
Idiomatic
1. to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
Alt. forms
息いきを引ひき取とる
84%
息いきをひきとる
11%
息いきを引ひきとる
3%
いきをひきとる
Conjugations...Used in: 1
Composed of
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
Examples (4 in total)
The old man breathed his last.
My grandmother passed away peacefully last night.
Tom's mother passed away last week.
He passed on quietly at his home last night.