Kanji

腎

腎

kidney

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

肉部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ジン

Example sentences

腎臓 じんぞう
医師 は 腎臓 の 働き を 調べた 。

The doctor checked how the kidneys were functioning.

結石 けっせき
父親 は 腎臓 の 結石 を 取り除く 手術 を 受けた 。

My father underwent surgery to remove a kidney stone.

肝腎 かんじん
何よりも 基本 が 肝腎 だ

More than anything, the basics are crucial.

腎不全 じんふぜん
祖父 は 長年 、 慢性 腎不全 の 治療 を 続けている 。

My grandfather has been receiving treatment for chronic renal failure for many years.

浮腫 ふしゅ
腎不全 の 患者 には 、 しばしば 下肢 の 浮腫 が 見られる 。

Lower limb edema is often observed in patients with kidney failure.

Example Vocabulary

腎臓

じんぞう

kidney; the organ that filters blood and produces urine

腎

じん

肝腎

かんじん

crucial; essential; vital

腎不全

じんふぜん

renal failure; kidney failure

腎機能

じんきのう

副腎

ふくじん

副腎皮質ホルモン

ふくじんひしつホルモン

急性腎不全

きゅうせいじんふぜん

腎虚

じんきょ

腎臓病

じんぞうびょう

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