胃 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「肉」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「肉」
- On
- イ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- stomach
Origin
A sack holding food plus 肉 "flesh, body"; the pouch that stores what we eat — hence "stomach."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| イ | 胃腸・胃酸・胃弱 |
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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
Example
食べすぎて胃が痛い。
I ate too much and my stomach hurts.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)