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Kanji Detail for 腺 - "gland"

腺

  • Meaning

    腺 means "gland." Also associated with fiber.

    1. Gland - An organ in the body that secretes substances.

    2. Fiber - Muscle fibers or tissue.

  • Words using 腺

    • 甲状腺 こうじょうせん Listen thyroid (gland)

  • Tattoo check: 腺

    • Verified meaning: gland
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: fiber

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    gland; (kokuji)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    gland

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    gland

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    gland

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sen(セン) セン

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    肉 月 (niku・nikuzuki)

  • Related Keywords

    gland fiber endocrine exocrine hormone secretion duct organ thyroid pituitary pancreas saliva sweat tissue lymph

Sentences including 腺

  • I had an enlarged prostate.

  • I had mastitis before.

  • I was told my tear duct was blocked.

  • I'm afraid my tonsils are swollen.

  • My tear glands have been loose all my life, but once I passed 40 I became much more easily moved to tears.

More kanji with the radical 肉 月 (niku・nikuzuki)

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