Japanese symbol for “lung”
肺
はい
Romaji: hai
lung
In Japanese, lung is 肺, read はい (hai).
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Meanings
- n lung
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “lung”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ルンゲ | ルンゲ runge | lung |
| ラング | ラング rangu | lung |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肺炎 | はいえん haien | pneumonia |
| 肺結核 | はいけっかく haikekkaku | pulmonary tuberculosis |
| 心肺 | しんぱい shinpai | heart and lungs |
| 肺がん | はいがん haigan | lung cancer |
| 肺活量 | はいかつりょう haikatsuryou | lung capacity; breathing capacity; vital capacity |
| 肺気腫 | はいきしゅ haikishu | pulmonary emphysema |
See also: Chinese symbol for “lung”.
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