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.

Stroke order & writing

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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, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.

Words that use 肺

肺 lung

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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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