What does kanji 喉 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 喉 is throat.

How is kanji 喉 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 喉 are のど; the onyomi readings are コウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 喉?

The main radical for kanji 喉 is 口.

What words use kanji 喉?

Example words that use kanji 喉 include 喉, のど飴, のど自慢, のど袋.

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喉

Meaning

Kanji 喉

throat

throat, voice

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: のど
Onyomi 音読み: コウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #2390
Strokes: 12
Radical: 口
Components: 化 • 口 • 矢 • 乞
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: 侯 • 猴 • 堠 • 瘊 • 睺 • 篌 • 糇

Related vocabulary

Showing 20 common entries

Showing 20 of 43 entries that include this kanji.

喉

のど

gutter (inner margins of a book)

のど飴

のどあめ

throat lozenge

のど自慢

のどじまん

amateur singing contest

のど袋

のどぶくろ

dewlap

喉から手が出る

のどからてがでる

(wanting something so bad that) one can almost taste it

喉が渇く

のどがかわく

to be thirsty

喉ちんこ

のどちんこ

uvula

喉の痛み

のどのいたみ

sore throat

喉を潤す

のどをうるおす

to appease one's thirst

喉を通る

のどをとおる

to be able to eat

喉を鳴らす

のどをならす

to make a sound with one's throat

喉越し

のどごし

feeling of food or drink going down the throat

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

喉が渇いたので、水を一杯ください。

My throat is dry, so please give me a glass of water.

風邪で喉が痛い。

My throat hurts because of a cold.

彼は喉が強いので、長時間歌っても平気だ。

He has a strong voice, so he's fine even if he sings for a long time.

喉に魚の骨が刺さった。

A fish bone got stuck in my throat.

大声を出しすぎて、喉がかれてしまった。

I shouted too much and ended up hoarse.