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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mouthComponents

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

暗涙に咽ぶあんるいにむせぶ
to shed silent tears
咽喉いんこう
throat
咽頭いんとう
pharynx
耳鼻咽喉科じびいんこうか
otorhinolaryngology
耳鼻咽喉専門医じびいんこうせんもんい
ear, nose and throat specialist
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

Stroke Order

9 strokes

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