Kanji

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
喉が渇いたので、水を飲んだ。

My throat was dry, so I drank water.

一気に いっきに
喉が渇いていたので、水を一気に飲んだ。

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

喉を鳴らす のどをならす
猫が喉を鳴らしながら、幸せそうに眠っている。

The cat is purring happily while sleeping.

喉元 のどもと
彼はネクタイを緩めて、喉元の汗を拭った。

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

喉が渇く のどがかわく
炎天下を歩いたので、喉が渇いた。

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

喉笛 のどぶえ
相手の喉笛に噛みつく勢いで議論した

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

喉仏 のどぼとけ
彼は緊張すると、喉仏が激しく動く。

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

咽喉 いんこう
その海峡は国の咽喉である

That strait is the vital passage of the country.

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