膿 — kanji meaning “pus”
膿
pus, fester, discharge
- Meanings
- pus, fester, discharge
- On'yomi
- ノウ (nou)、ドウ (dou)
- Kun'yomi
- う.む、うみ
- Strokes
- 17
- Classical radical
- 130
- Chinese reading
- nóng — Chinese character page
Words with 膿
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 化膿 | かのう kanou | suppuration; festering; purulence |
| 膿瘍 | のうよう nouyou | abscess |
| 膿む | うむ umu | to fester; to form pus |
| 蓄膿症 | ちくのうしょう chikunoushou | empyema |
| 膿疱 | のうほう nouhou | pustule; pustula |
| 歯槽膿漏 | しそうのうろう shisounourou | periodontitis; pyorrhea; pyorrhoea |
| 膿汁 | のうじゅう noujuu | pus |
| 化膿菌 | かのうきん kanoukin | pyogenic bacteria; pus-producing bacteria |
| 血膿 | ちうみ chiumi | bloody pus |
| 膿胸 | のうきょう noukyou | pyothorax |
| 緑膿菌 | りょくのうきん ryokunoukin | Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| 腹壁膿瘍 | ふくへきのうよう fukuhekinouyou | abdominal wall abscess |
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