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喉

Throat
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingコウ
Kun readingのど
JōyōGrade 8Level 18

Meanings

  1. throatRtK
  2. voice
  1. singing voice
  2. gutter (inner margins of a book)

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) · marquis · person (人) · key · dart · drop (丶) · heavens

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1768

Compound words

喉元のどもと
throat; important part
咽喉いんこう
throat
喉笛のどぶえ
windpipe
喉頭こうとう
larynx
雑喉ざこ
small fish
喉頭癌こうとうがん
laryngeal cancer
喉が渇くのどがかわく
to be thirsty
喉が乾くのどがかわく
to be thirsty
喉がかわくのどがかわく
to be thirsty
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

Kun Reading Examples

彼は大きなグラスに入れたビールで喉の渇きをいやした。のど
He satisfied his thirst with a large glass of beer.tatoeba
彼の名前が喉まで出かかっていたが、思い出せなかった。のど
His name was on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't remember it.tatoeba
頭痛と喉の痛みがありますか。のど
Do you have a headache and a sore throat?tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は大きなグラスに入れたビールで喉の渇きをいやした。
He satisfied his thirst with a large glass of beer.tatoeba
彼は、とても喉が渇いてるから水をくれと言った。
He was very thirsty and asked for some water.tatoeba
彼の名前が喉まで出かかっていたが、思い出せなかった。
His name was on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't remember it.tatoeba
頭痛と喉の痛みがありますか。
Do you have a headache and a sore throat?tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Throat. 口 (mouth) + 侯 — the narrow passage behind the mouth.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 喉

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