Kanji

喉

throat, voice

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

口部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

コウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

のど

Example sentences

のど
渇いた ので 飲んだ

My throat was dry, so I drank water.

一気に いっきに
渇いていた ので 一気に 飲んだ

I drank the water in one go because I was thirsty.

喉を鳴らす のどをならす
喉を鳴らし ながら 幸せ そう 眠っている

The cat is purring happily while sleeping.

喉元 のどもと
ネクタイ 緩めて 喉元 拭った

He loosened his tie and wiped the sweat from around his throat.

喉が渇く のどがかわく
炎天下 歩いた ので 喉が渇いた

Since I walked under the scorching sun, I got thirsty.

喉笛 のどぶえ
相手 喉笛 噛みつく 勢い 議論 した

They argued with the intensity of biting at each other's throats.

喉仏 のどぼとけ
緊張 する 喉仏 激しく 動く

When he gets nervous, his Adam's apple moves noticeably.

咽喉 いんこう
その 海峡 咽喉 ある

That strait is the vital passage of the country.

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