膿 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「月」
道準1University / general ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「月」
- On
- ノウ・ドウ
- Kun
- う.む・うみ
- Meaning
- pus; to fester
Origin
Flesh 月 with 農 as phonetic: the pus that collects in a wound.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 化膿かのう
suppuration; festering
- 膿むうむ
to fester
Example
手当てが遅れて傷口が化膿した。
The wound festered because treatment was late.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)