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tumor
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingシュ、ショウ
Kun readingは.れる、は.れ、は.らす、はれもの
JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. tumorRtK
    胃に腫瘍ができたので切ってもらった。I got a stomach tumor and had to have it operated on.tatoeba
  2. swelling
  1. to swell (from inflammation)
  2. to become swollen

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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tumour · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · heavy · thousand · ri · computer

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1807

Compound words

腫瘍しゅよう
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
腫れるはれる
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
癌腫がんしゅ
carcinoma
腫れはれ
swelling
腫脹しゅちょう
swelling
腺腫せんしゅ
adenoma
肉腫にくしゅ
sarcoma
浮腫ふしゅ
edema
疽腫そしょう
swelling
脾腫ひしゅ
splenomegaly
がん腫がんしゅ
carcinoma
黒色腫こくしょくしゅ
melanoma
脳腫瘍のうしゅよう
brain tumor
霰粒腫さんりゅうしゅ
chalazion
悪性腫瘍あくせいしゅよう
malignant tumor
泣腫らすなきはらす
to cry one's eyes out
良性腫瘍りょうせいしゅよう
benign tumor
カポシ肉腫カポジにくしゅ
Kaposi's sarcoma
カポジ肉腫カポジにくしゅ
Kaposi's sarcoma
泣き腫らすなきはらす
to cry one's eyes out
リンパ節腫瘍リンパせつしゅよう
lymphoma
悪性リンパ腫あくせいリンパしゅ
malignant lymphoma
鼠蹊リンパ肉芽腫そけいリンパにくがしゅ
lymphogranuloma venereum

Additional Examples

まるで腫れ物に触るように扱った。
He treated it with utmost care.tatoeba
腫れるかもしれませんが気にしないでください。
You may have swelling, but don't worry about it.tatoeba
腫れが引くまで何日くらいかかりますか。
How many days will it take until the swelling goes down?tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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