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喉

喉·throat

On-yomi
コウ
Kun-yomi
のど

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Stroke order

Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.

12 strokes, numbered in writing order. Data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Common words

WordReadingMeaning
喉のどthroat
咽喉いんこうthroat (medical), as in 耳鼻咽喉科
喉元のどもとthe base of the throat
喉仏のどぼとけAdam's apple

Example sentences

  1. 風邪で喉が痛い。

    かぜでのどがいたい。

    My throat hurts from a cold.

  2. 歌手は喉をとても大切にしている。

    かしゅはのどをとてもたいせつにしている。

    Singers take great care of their throats.

  3. 喉元過ぎれば熱さを忘れる、と言うでしょう。

    のどもとすぎればあつさをわすれる、というでしょう。

    As the saying goes, once it's down the throat you forget how hot it was.

Similar-looking kanji

Do not confuse these on the exam.

Common mistakes

  • Reading 喉 as こう on its own — alone it is のど
  • Writing 候 instead of 侯 on the right half

Memory aid

Picture it

A mouth (口) beside a marquis (侯) — the noble passage just behind the mouth that everything must pass through.

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