疫

epidemic

9 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1661.

Readings

• エキ (on reading): 免疫 (めんえき) immunity; 疫学 (えきがく) epidemiology
• ヤク (on reading): 疫病神 (やくびょうがみ) god of pestilence; 行疫神 (ぎょうやくじん) god of pestilence

Components

• 疒
• 殳
• 几 radical table
• 又 radical again; right hand
• 殳 radical weapon; strike
• 疔 radical sickness

Words using 疫

• 免疫 (めんえき) immunity
• 疫学 (えきがく) epidemiology
• 疫病 (えきびょう) epidemic
• 検疫 (けんえき) quarantine
• 免疫系 (めんえきけい) immune system
• 疫病神 (やくびょうがみ) god of pestilence
• 行疫神 (ぎょうやくじん) god of pestilence
• 疫病みの神 (えやみのかみ) god of pestilence
• 疫病み (えやみ) infectious disease

85 words in all.

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