JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 痢: "diarrhea"
The kanji 痢 means "diarrhea". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read リ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
リ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | diarrhea |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2037 of 2,501 |
Common words with 痢
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 下痢diarrhea; diarrhoea
- 虎狼痢cholera
- 赤痢dysentery
- 下痢止めantidiarrheal; paregoric; obstipant
- 下痢便loose stool; watery stool
- アメーバ赤痢amoebic dysentery; amebic dysentery; amoebiasis
- 痢diarrhea; diarrhoea
- 疫痢children's dysentery
- 赤痢菌shigella (dysentery bacillus)
- 痢病dysentery
- 細菌性赤痢shigellosis; bacillary dysentery
- 下痢症diarrheal disease; diarrhea
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