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咳

cough
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingカイ、ガイ
Kun readingせ.く、しわぶ.く、せき、しわぶき

Meanings

  1. coughRtK
  1. coughing
  2. tussis

Radicals and components

Radical口mouth囗variant
Components
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Compound words

咳嗽がいそう
cough
乾咳からせき
dry cough
空咳からせき
dry cough
謦咳けいがい
cough
カラ咳からせき
dry cough
から咳からせき
dry cough
咳止めせきどめ
cough medicine, cough drops
咳払いせきばらい
clearing one's throat
百日咳ひゃくにちぜき
whooping cough
咳き込むせきこむ
to cough hard, to cough repeatedly
咳き払いせきばらい
clearing one's throat
咳ばらいせきばらい
clearing one's throat
謦咳に接するけいがいにせっする
to meet someone in person

Additional Examples

彼は講演を始める前に咳払いをした。
He cleared his throat before starting the lecture.tatoeba
彼は咳払いをした。
He cleared his throat.tatoeba
どうしても咳がとれないの。
I cannot get rid of my cough.tatoeba
私の咳はひどくなりつつあります。
My cough is getting worse.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

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