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Kanji Detail for 肺 - "lung"

肺

  • Meaning

    肺 means "lung." Also associated with heart, red.

    1. Lungs - Internal organ for respiration.

    2. Heart - Sincerity; innermost feelings.

  • Words using 肺

    • 肺炎 はいえん Listen pneumonia

  • Tattoo check: 肺

    • Verified meaning: lung
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: heart, red

    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

    lungs

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    lungs

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    lung; CL:個|个[ge4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    lungs

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    An organ name. What is used for breathing. Connected to the trachea. Located at the upper end of the abdominal cavity. Divided into left and right parts. Two lobes on the left. Three lobes on the right. Now innermost feelings are also called 肺腑 (heart and lungs).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hai(ハイ) ハイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    肉 月 (niku・nikuzuki)

  • Related Keywords

    lung heart red pulmonary alveoli breathing bronchi diaphragm exhalation inhalation oxygen respiration respiratory

Sentences including 肺

  • You have lung cancer.

  • He's got lung cancer.

  • He died of lung cancer.

  • I'm going to attempt CPR.

  • He is afraid of getting lung cancer.

  • Smoking has affected his lungs.

  • He was operated on for lung cancer.

  • My wife is suffering from pneumonia.

  • There is a connection between smoking and lung cancer.

  • It may cause lung cancer, too.

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

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