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膿 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「月」

道
準1University / general ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「月」
On
ノウ・ドウのう・どう · nō · dō
Kun
う.む・うみu.mu · umi
Meaning
pus; to fester

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Flesh 月 with 農 as phonetic: the pus that collects in a wound.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 化膿かのう

    suppuration; festering

  • 膿むうむ

    to fester

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

手当(てあ)てが遅(おく)れて傷口(きずぐち)が化膿(かのう)した。

The wound festered because treatment was late.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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