喉 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「口」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「口」
- On
- コウ
- Kun
- のど
- Meaning
- throat
Origin
Mouth plus a phonetic element: the passage deep in the mouth — the throat.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| コウ | 喉頭・咽喉 |
|---|---|
| のど | 喉・喉元 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 咽喉いんこう
the throat
- 喉元のどもと
the base of the throat
Example
風邪で喉がひどく痛い。
My throat hurts badly from a cold.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)