胃 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「肉」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「肉」
- On
- イい · i
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- stomach
Stroke order
Origin
A sack holding food plus 肉 "flesh, body"; the pouch that stores what we eat — hence "stomach."
Readings and examples
| Onイいi | 胃腸いちょう胃酸いさん胃弱いじゃく |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 胃腸いちょう
stomach and intestines
- 胃薬いぐすり
stomach medicine
- 胃癌いがん
Example
食べすぎて胃が痛い。
I ate too much and my stomach hurts.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)