髄 — kanji meaning “marrow”
髄
marrow, pith, essence
- Meanings
- marrow, pith, essence
- On'yomi
- ズイ (zui)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 19
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1652 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 188
- Chinese reading
- suǐ
Words with 髄
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 骨髄 | こつずい kotsuzui | bone marrow; medulla |
| 脊髄 | せきずい sekizui | spinal cord |
| 真髄 | しんずい shinzui | essence; quintessence; spirit |
| 脳髄 | のうずい nouzui | brain; encephalon |
| 延髄 | えんずい enzui | medulla oblongata |
| 歯髄 | しずい shizui | pulp (of a tooth); dental pulp |
| 骨髄腫 | こつずいしゅ kotsuzuishu | myeloma |
| 髄質 | ずいしつ zuishitsu | medulla |
| 精髄 | せいずい seizui | essence; kernel; spirit |
| 玉髄 | ぎょくずい gyokuzui | chalcedony |
| 髄膜炎 | ずいまくえん zuimakuen | meningitis |
| 心髄 | しんずい shinzui | marrow; pith |
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