Kanken 1
皰

Meaning

Kanji 皰

pimple

pimple

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
にきび
Onyomi 音読み
ビョウホウ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
10
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji
砲 • 胞 • 抱 • 泡 • 飽 • 包 • 刨

Related vocabulary

3 common entries

Showing 3 of 4 entries that include this kanji.

面皰

めんぽう

pimple

にきび面

にきびづら

face covered with pimples

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

朝起きたら、額に皰ができていた。

When I woke up in the morning, I had a pimple on my forehead.

彼は皰を気にして前髪を伸ばしている。

He keeps his bangs long because he is self-conscious about his pimples.

皰をつぶすと跡が残りやすい。

If you pop a pimple, it is more likely to leave a mark.

医者は皰に触りすぎないようにと言った。

The doctor said not to touch the pimple too much.

思春期には皰ができやすい。

Pimples tend to appear easily during puberty.