diarrhea, dysentery
On'yomi (音読み)
- リ
- リツ
- ル
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 「痢」 primarily means diarrhea or dysentery, which are conditions related to the digestive system. This kanji is mostly used as a noun rather than a verb. A common compound is 下痢 (げり), which means diarrhea, referring to the frequent passage of loose or watery stools. Another important compound is 赤痢 (せきり), which signifies dysentery, an intestinal infection leading to severe diarrhea with blood. Additionally, 痢疾 (りしつ) refers specifically to dysentery as well. While this kanji is not used with a native reading, it appears often in medical contexts, so it’s helpful to recognize it if you’re studying health-related vocabulary.
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Example sentences
細菌性の痢疾に注意が必要だ。
Be careful of bacterial dysentery.
Meanings across languages
- English
- diarrhea, dysentery
- Tiếng Việt
- tiêu chảy, bệnh lị
- 日本語
- 下痢, 赤痢
- 한국어
- 설사, 이질
- 中文
- 腹泻, 痢疾
- id
- diare, disentri
- th
- ท้องเสีย, บิด
- es
- diarrea, disentería
- fr
- diarrhée, dysenterie
- de
- Durchfall, Dysenterie
- pt
- diarreia, dissenteria
Common compounds
- 下痢げりdiarrhea
- 赤痢せきりdysentery
- 痢疾りしつdysentery
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