Word Meaning 化膿

かのう kanou

化膿 is read as かのう (kanou) and means suppuration.

Meaning

English

  1. suppuration
  2. festering
  3. purulence
  4. pyosis
  5. coming to a head
  6. infection

Reading

Kana

かのう

Romaji

kanou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

化膿性

かのうせい

pyogenetic

化膿球菌

かのうきゅうきん

pyococcus

化膿レンサ球菌

かのうれんさきゅうきん

Streptococcus pyogenes (bacterium that causes group A streptococcal infections)

化膿菌

かのうきん

pyogenic bacteria

化膿性髄膜炎

かのうせいずいまくえん

septic meningitis

化膿性肉芽腫

かのうせいにくがしゅ

pyogenic granuloma

化粧

けしょう

decoration

化学

かがく

chemistry

化け物

ばけもの

goblin

化石

かせき

fossil

化ける

ばける

to disguise oneself as

化す

かす

to influence

Example Sentences

2

Pus has formed in the wound.

The knee wound is now festering.