kidney
On'yomi (音読み)
- ジン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 「腎」 primarily means 'kidney' and is mainly used in medical contexts as a noun. You might encounter it in terms such as 腎臓 (じんぞう), meaning 'kidney', and 腎不全 (じんふぜん), which translates to 'kidney failure'. Another common compound is 腎炎 (じんえん), meaning 'nephritis', and it refers to kidney inflammation. While 「腎」 itself doesn't have a kun'yomi reading, its usage is essential in discussing health-related topics. Note that many of these compounds are frequently used in healthcare, so they're good to know if you're interested in medical vocabulary.
Example sentences
腎臓の健康を保つことが重要だ。
It's important to maintain kidney health.
Meanings across languages
- English
- kidney
- Tiếng Việt
- thận
- 日本語
- 腎臓
- 한국어
- 신장
- 中文
- 肾
- id
- ginjal
- th
- ไต
- es
- riñón
- fr
- rein
- de
- Niere
- pt
- rim
Common compounds
- 腎臓kidney
- 腎不全kidney failure, renal failure
- 腎炎nephritis, inflammation of the kidneys
- 副腎suprarenal body, adrenal glands
- 腎石kidney stone, renal calculus
- 腎盂renal pelvis
- 腎症nephropathy
- 腎砂renal sand, kidney sand, gravel
Words using this kanji
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