膿 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

pus, fester, discharge

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ノウ
  • ドウ
Kun (native)
  • う(む)
  • うみ
Other languages
  • 拼音nong2
  • 한글nong
  • Hán-ViệtNùng

Basics

Strokes
17 strokes
Radical
肉(にく)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+81BF

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰月農

Words using this kanji

  • うみpus, corruption, rot, evils
  • 膿むうむto fester, to form pus
  • 膿疱のうほう化膿して膿がたまった発疹。pustule, pustula
  • 膿瘍のうよう細菌の感染などが原因で組織がとけて膿がたまった状態。abscess
  • 膿汁のうじゅうpus
  • 膿胸のうきょうpyothorax
  • 膿尿のうにょう膿が混入した尿。尿路が感染するとそうなる。pyuria
  • 膿栓のうせんtonsillolith, tonsil stone
  • 膿盆のうぼんkidney dish, emesis basin, pus basin
  • 膿瘡のうそう腫れ物。ecthyma
  • 膿腫のうしゅ化膿している腫れ物。abscess, pus-filled swelling
  • 膿疱疹のうほうしんempyesis, pustular eruption
  • 膿痂疹のうかしんimpetigo
  • 膿毒症のうどくしょうpyemia
  • 膿血症のうけつしょうpyemia
  • 膿を出すうみをだすto force out corruption, to drive away misconduct, to clean up
  • 膿み爛れるうみただれるto fester

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(35 results)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-4-13
Four Corner
7523.2
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4b13.2
Heisig
2528
Nelson
3826