JLPT N2 · 9 strokes
Kanji 胃: "stomach, paunch, crop"
The kanji 胃 means "stomach, paunch, crop, craw". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read 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)
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 | stomach, paunch, crop, craw |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1647 of 2,501 |
Common words with 胃
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 胃stomach · Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 胃袋stomach · dietary needs
- 胃液gastric juice
- 胃薬stomach medicine
- 胃腸stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
- 胃の腑stomach
- 胃痛stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
- 胃潰瘍stomach ulcer; gastric ulcer
- 胃もたれ(feeling of) indigestion; upset stomach
- 胃酸stomach acid; gastric acid
- 胃がんstomach cancer
- 胃腸薬digestive medicine; medicine for the stomach and bowels
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