胃
胃 — Stomach
stomach, paunch, crop, craw
On’yomiイ (i)
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 胃
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胃 | い i | stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) |
| 胃腸 | いちょう ichou | stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs |
| 胃袋 | いぶくろ ibukuro | stomach; dietary needs |
| 胃炎 | いえん ien | gastritis; gastric catarrh |
| 胃痛 | いつう itsuu | stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia |
| 胃潰瘍 | いかいよう ikaiyou | stomach ulcer; gastric ulcer |
Study notes
胃 is a JLPT N2 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 #1647 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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