肺
肺 — Lungs
lungs
On’yomiハイ (hai)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 肺
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肺 | はい hai | lung |
| 肺炎 | はいえん haien | pneumonia |
| 肺結核 | はいけっかく haikekkaku | pulmonary tuberculosis |
Study notes
肺 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1387 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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