Kanji

腫

tumor, swelling

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

肉部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シュ, ショウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

はれる, はれ, はらす, くむ, はれもの

Example sentences

腫れる はれる
泣きすぎたせいで、翌朝は目がひどく腫れてしまった。

Because I cried too much, my eyes were badly swollen the next morning.

炎症 えんしょう
傷口が炎症を起こして腫れている

The wound has become inflamed and swollen.

腫れ はれ
氷で冷やしたら、足の腫れが少し引いた。

After cooling it with ice, the swelling in my foot went down a bit.

腋窩 えきか
医師は腋窩リンパ節の腫れを確認した。

The doctor checked for swelling in the axillary lymph nodes.

腫瘍 しゅよう
彼の体から悪性の腫瘍が見つかった

A malignant tumor was found in his body.

除去 じょきょ
医者は腫瘍を除去した。

The doctor removed the tumor.

Example Vocabulary

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