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Kanji Detail for 喉 - "throat, voice"

喉

  • Meaning

    喉 means "throat, voice." Also associated with vital point.

    1. Throat - The passage from mouth to stomach.

    2. Voice - The sound produced in speaking.

    3. Vital point - A critical, vulnerable area.

  • Four-character idioms with 喉

    • 喉元思案 のどもとじあん Listen superficial way of thinking; shortsighted thinking; shallow idea

  • Tattoo check: 喉

    • Verified meaning: throat, voice
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: vital point

    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

    throat; voice

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    throat, gullet, larynx; guttural

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    throat; larynx

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    throat, larynx, gullet; guttural

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

    喉頭 (larynx): Shaped like a short tube. Connects above to the pharynx, below to the trachea. A passage for air.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    nodo(のど) のど

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    throat voice vital point pharynx larynx airway trachea epiglottis tonsils swallowing hoarseness breathing coughing speech sound tone

Sentences including 喉

  • I have a sore throat.

  • Are you thirsty?

  • I'm thirsty.

  • I'm very thirsty.

  • I'm thirsty.

  • I'll be thirsty.

  • I have a sore throat.

  • Tom has a sore throat.

  • I'm thirsty.

  • I'm very thirsty.

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