Kanji
N1 9 strokes Grade 8

throat, choked, smothered, stuffy

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

mouth kuchi

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

otorhinolaryngology; otolaryngology
nasopharynx
otorhinolaryngology
pharyngal reflux; laryngopharyngeal reflux
laryngopharyngeal reflux; LPR
ascending pharyngeal artery
epipharyngeal cancer; epiglottal carcinoma
oropharyngeal cancer; cancer of the oropharynx
hypopharyngeal cancer; cancer of the hypopharynx
pharyngeal cancer; cancer of the pharynx

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to gain control of a key position; to command a key position
to shed silent tears
throat microphone
to be choked; to be stifled

Example sentences

She was choked with tears and was unable to speak.