What does kanji 肓 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 肓 is interior region of the body too deep to be reached by acupuncture.

How is kanji 肓 read?

The onyomi readings for kanji 肓 are コウ.

Example words that use kanji 肓 include 膏肓, 病膏肓に入る.

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肓

Meaning

interior region of the body too deep to be reached by acupuncture

Stroke Order

2 common entries

Showing 2 of 2 entries that include this kanji.

こうこう

innermost part of the body (where a disease cannot be treated)

やまいこうこうにいる

to become a slave of a habit

5 reference sentences

肓は鍼が届かない体の深い部分を指す。

This character refers to a deep part of the body that acupuncture needles cannot reach.

古い医学書では肓が病の届きにくい場所として説明される。

In old medical books, this character is explained as a place where treatment is hard to reach.

先生は肓が横隔膜の上の深い所だと説明した。

The teacher explained that this character refers to a deep area above the diaphragm.

この字の肓には体の奥という意味がある。

This character has the meaning of the innermost part of the body.

肓という語は現代では専門書で見かけることが多い。

Today, this word is more often seen in specialized books.