JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 泌: "ooze, flow, soak in"
The kanji 泌 means "ooze, flow, soak in, penetrate, secrete". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ヒツ, ヒ 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)
ヒツヒ
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 | ooze, flow, soak in, penetrate, secrete |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2112 of 2,501 |
Common words with 泌
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 分泌secretion
- 分泌物secretion
- 分泌液secretion
- 内分泌endocrine · incretion; internal secretion
- 泌尿器科urology
- 泌尿器urinary organs
- 分泌腺secretory gland
- 泌尿器科医urologist
- 膣分泌液vaginal secretion (during arousal); vaginal lubricant
- 神経内分泌neuroendocrine
- 内分泌腺endocrine gland
- 内分泌学endocrinology
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