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JLPT N19画 · 9 strokesradical 肉grade 6freq #1387

lungs

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ハイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Mnemonic

Imagine two fleshy lungs, pulsating like sponges, as they fill with air to power your body, shaped perfectly like the kanji "肺".

About this kanji

The kanji 「肺」 means "lungs" in Japanese. It is typically used as a noun and rarely appears as a verb. You will often encounter it in medical contexts, such as in the word 肺炎 (はいえん), which means "pneumonia," or 肺結核 (はいけっかく), meaning "pulmonary tuberculosis." There’s also 肺臓 (はいぞう), simply referring to "lungs," and 肺病 (はいびょう), which translates to "lung disease." One important thing to note is that while the kanji itself refers specifically to the lungs, it often appears in combination with other terms related to health or medical conditions.

Example sentences

  • 肺は呼吸に欠かせない臓器だ。

    The lungs are essential organs for breathing.

Meanings across languages

English
lungs
Tiếng Việt
phổi
日本語
한국어
中文
id
paru-paru
th
ปอด
es
pulmones
fr
poumons
de
Lunge
pt
pulmões

Common compounds

  • 肺炎はいえんpneumonia
  • 肺結核はいけっかくpulmonary tuberculosis
  • 肺肝はいかんthe lungs and liver, depths of one's heart, innermost heart
  • 肺臓はいぞうlungs
  • 肺病はいびょうlung disease, chest trouble, pulmonary tuberculosis
  • 肺胞はいほうpulmonary alveolus, alveoli, air cell
  • 肺葉はいようpulmonary lobe, lobe of the lung
  • 肺腑はいふlungs, bottom of one's heart, vital point

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