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痘

pox
Stroke count: 12

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. poxRtK
  2. smallpox
    私は天然痘に免疫になっている。I am immune to smallpox.tatoeba
    死因は天然痘と診断された。It was said he died of smallpox.wiki

Radicals and components

Radical疒sickness
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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sickness · hospital · beans · table · one (一) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1815

Compound words

種痘しゅとう
smallpox vaccination; inoculation against smallpox
天然痘てんねんとう
smallpox; variola
仮痘かとう
varioloid
牛痘ぎゅうとう
cowpox
水痘すいとう
chickenpox
痘痕あばた
pockmark
痘苗とうびょう
vaccine
痘瘡とうそう
smallpox
痘そうとうそう
smallpox
痘痕面あばたづら
pockmarked face
痘痕も靨あばたもえくぼ
love is blind
痘痕も笑窪あばたもえくぼ
love is blind

Additional Examples

為朝の武威痘鬼神を退く図
The Picture of Tametomo the Great Warrior Driving Back the Fierce God of Smallpoxwiki
死因は天然痘と診断された。
It was said he died of smallpox.wiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 痘

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