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肺

lung

JLPT N1 Grade 6 9 strokes
On'yomi
ハイ
Radical
月 · moon (moon, month, also flesh)

肺 means "lung". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 9 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is ハイ. Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 6.

肺 in example sentences

  • 肺はいがんです。

    Haigan desu.

    It's lung cancer.

  • 父ちちは肺はいがんで亡なくなりました。

    Chichi wa haigan de nakunarimashita.

    My father died of lung cancer.

  • 彼かれは肺はいガンになった。

    Kare wa haigan ni natta.

    He's got lung cancer.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

Stroke order & writing

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Words that use 肺

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Common questions

What does the kanji 肺 mean?
肺 means "lung". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
How many strokes does 肺 have?
肺 is written in 9 strokes.
How is 肺 read?
Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is ハイ.
What JLPT level is 肺?
肺 is a JLPT N1 kanji.
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