urine
On'yomi (音読み)
- ニョウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ゆばり
- いばり
- しと
About this kanji
The kanji 尿 (にょう) primarily means "urine." It is mostly used as a noun rather than a verb. You will often see it in medical contexts. For example, 糖尿病 (とうにょうびょう) means "diabetes," which is related to urine and sugar levels. Another compound is 利尿 (りにょう), meaning "diuresis," which refers to the increased production of urine. 泌尿器 (ひにょうき) translates to "urinary organs," encompassing various parts related to urine production and storage. A usage note: 尿 is typically not used in everyday conversation unless discussing health or medical topics.
Example sentences
彼は尿検査を受けた。
He underwent a urine test.
Meanings across languages
- English
- urine
- Tiếng Việt
- nước tiểu
- 日本語
- 尿
- 한국어
- 소변
- 中文
- 尿
- id
- urin
- th
- ปัสสาวะ
- es
- orina
- fr
- urine
- de
- Urinstoff
- pt
- urina
Common compounds
- 糖尿病とうにょうびょうdiabetes, diabetes mellitus
- 利尿りにょうdiuresis
- 泌尿器ひにょうきurinary organs
- 尿酸にょうさんuric acid
- 検尿けんにょうurinalysis
- 尿管にょうかんurinary duct, ureter
- 尿素にょうそurea, carbamide
- 尿道にょうどうurethra
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