| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 喘ぐ | あえぐ | 〔息を切らす〕pant; gasp; breathe heavily |
I〔息を切らす〕pant; gasp; breathe heavily
| 彼はあえぎながら坂を登って行った He climbed the slope panting [breathing hard]. 僕はあえぎあえぎ山頂を目指した Gasping for breath, I headed for the peak. 高熱であえぐ breathe heavily with a high fever |
II〔苦しむ〕suffer
| 繊維業界は不況にあえいでいる The textile industry is suffering a depression. その国の国民は増税につぐ増税にあえいでいる The people of that country are groaning under one tax increase after another. |