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咽

throat
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingイン、エン、エツ
Kun readingむせ.ぶ、むせ.る、のど、の.む
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. throat
  2. choked
  3. smothered
  4. stuffy
  5. windpipeRtK

Radicals and components

Radical口mouth囗variant
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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mouth (口) · cause · pent in (囗) · large (大) · St. Bernard (犬)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 628

Compound words

咽るむせる
to choke
咽喉いんこう
throat
咽頭いんとう
pharynx
鳴咽おえつ
sobbing
嗚咽おえつ
sobbing
咽せるむせる
to choke
咽せ返るむせかえる
to choke
暗涙に咽ぶあんるいにむせぶ
to shed silent tears
耳鼻咽喉科じびいんこうか
otorhinolaryngology
咽喉を扼するいんこうをやくする
to gain control of a key position
耳鼻咽喉専門医じびいんこうせんもんい
ear, nose and throat specialist

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 咽

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step