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肺 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「月」

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5Elementary year 6 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「月」
On
ハイはい · hai
Kun
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Meaning
lungs

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

月 "body" plus 市 "to spread"; the organ that spreads to both sides to breathe — hence "lungs."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onハイはいhai肺臓はいぞう肺炎はいえん肺活量はいかつりょう

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 肺活量はいかつりょう

    lung capacity

  • 心肺しんぱい

    heart and lungs

More words with this kanji

  • 肺炎はいえん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

大(おお)きく息(いき)をして肺(はい)に空気(くうき)を入(い)れる。

I breathe deeply and fill my lungs with air.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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