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Kanji Detail for 腫 - "swelling, tumor, to swell"

腫

  • Meaning

    腫 means "swelling, tumor, to swell."

    1. Swelling - An abnormal enlargement.

    2. Tumor - An abnormal growth.

    3. Swell - To increase in size.

  • Words using 腫

    • 腫瘍 しゅよう Listen tumor; tumour; neoplasm

  • Tattoo check: 腫

    • Verified meaning: swelling, tumor, to swell
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    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

    tumor; swelling

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    swell; swollen; swelling

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to swell; swelling; swollen

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    swelling; swollen; to swell

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

    When skin and flesh swell fully. Such as 浮腫 (edema). When an object is bulky, it is also called 臃腫 (bloated).

  • Onyomi

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    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

    shu(シュ) シュ

  • Kunyomi

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    ha.rasu(は-らす) は-らす

    ha.re(は-れ) は-れ

    ha.reru(は-れる) は-れる

    haremono(はれもの) はれもの

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

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    肉 月 (niku・nikuzuki)

  • Related Keywords

    swelling tumor to swell swollen edema enlargement growth inflammation lump cyst benign malignant neoplasm

Sentences including 腫

  • The tumor is malignant.

  • The tumor was benign.

  • I have a tumor.

  • My ankle is swollen.

  • My little finger is swollen.

  • The tumor is growing.

  • My ankle is swollen.

  • Tom had a brain tumor.

  • My tongue is swollen, and I can't taste a thing!

  • He treated it with utmost care.

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

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