咽
gullet; throat; choked; smothered; stuffy
9 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school.
Readings
- イン (on reading): 咽頭 (いんとう) pharynx; 耳鼻咽喉科 (じびいんこうか) otorhinolaryngology
- エツ (on reading): 嗚咽 (おえつ) sobbing; 哀咽 (あいえつ) being choked with tears
- エン (on reading)
- むせぶ (kun reading): 暗涙に咽ぶ (あんるいにむせぶ) to shed silent tears
- むせる (kun reading)
- のど (kun reading)
- のむ (kun reading)
Components
Words using 咽
- 咽頭 (いんとう) pharynx
- 耳鼻咽喉科 (じびいんこうか) otorhinolaryngology
- 咽喉 (いんこう) throat
- 咽頭炎 (いんとうえん) pharyngitis
- 咽頭癌 (いんとうがん) pharyngeal cancer
- 嗚咽 (おえつ) sobbing
- 哀咽 (あいえつ) being choked with tears
- 暗涙に咽ぶ (あんるいにむせぶ) to shed silent tears
29 words in all.