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疫 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「疒」

道
準2High school level ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「疒」
On
エキ・ヤクえき・やく · eki · yaku
Kun
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Meaning
epidemic

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

疒 "illness" with 役: a sickness passed from person to person — an epidemic.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onエキえきeki疫病やくびょう悪疫あくえき防疫ぼうえき
Onヤクやくyaku疫病神やくびょうかみ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 免疫めんえき

    immunity

  • 防疫ぼうえき

    epidemic prevention

More words with this kanji

  • 瘟疫おんえき
  • 疫癘えきれい

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

免疫(めんえき)の力(ちから)を高(たか)める。

We strengthen our immunity.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

免疫防疫疫免excuse防to pre…症sympto…痢diarrh…痴foolis…癒heal疔a deep…厄misfor…亦also役role扼to gri…阨narrow
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Compound

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