Kanji

咳

cough, clear throat

Kanji

Grade

Secondary School

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

口部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カイ, ガイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

せく, しわぶく, せき, しわぶき

Example sentences

咳払い せきばらい
彼は沈黙を破るように、一度小さく咳払いをした。

He cleared his throat once softly, as if to break the silence.

こほん こほん
彼はこほんと咳払いをした。

He cleared his throat with an 'ahem'.

咳き込む せきこむ
彼は激しく咳き込んで、顔を赤くしていた。

He was coughing violently, his face turning red.

せき
彼はひどい咳をして、一晩中眠れなかった。

He had a bad cough and couldn't sleep all night.

ですが ですが
熱は下がりました。ですが、まだ咳が出ます。

The fever has gone down. But I still have a cough.

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