癘 — kanji meaning “contagious disease”
癘
contagious disease, leprosy
- Meanings
- contagious disease, leprosy
- On'yomi
- レイ (rei)、ライ (rai)
- Kun'yomi
- えやみ
- Strokes
- 17
- Classical radical
- 104
- Chinese reading
- lì, jī — Chinese character page
Words with 癘
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 疫癘 | えきれい ekirei | epidemic; plague; pestilence |
| 瘴癘 | しょうれい shourei | tropical disease (e.g. malaria) |
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