JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 肺: "lungs"
The kanji 肺 means "lungs". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ハイ 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)
ハイ
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 | lungs |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1387 of 2,501 |
Common words with 肺
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 肺lung
- 肺炎pneumonia
- 肺腑lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point
- 肺活量lung capacity; breathing capacity; vital capacity
- 肺病lung disease; chest trouble; pulmonary tuberculosis
- 心肺停止cardiopulmonary arrest · showing no vital signs
- 肺葉pulmonary lobe; lobe of the lung
- 心肺heart and lungs · cardiopulmonary bypass; heart-lung machine; CPB pump
- 心肺機能cardio-pulmonary function
- 肺結核pulmonary tuberculosis
- 肺臓lungs
- 肺がんlung cancer
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