痰 — kanji meaning “sputum”
痰
sputum, phlegm
- Meanings
- sputum, phlegm
- On'yomi
- タン (tan)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 13
- Classical radical
- 104
- Chinese reading
- tán — Chinese character page
Words with 痰
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喀痰 | かくたん kakutan | expectoration; sputum |
| 去痰 | きょたん kyotan | expectoration |
| 血痰 | けったん kettan | bloody phlegm |
| 痰壺 | たんつぼ tantsubo | spittoon; cuspidor |
| 検痰 | けんたん kentan | sputum test |
| 喀痰検査 | かくたんけんさ kakutankensa | examination of someone's sputum |
| 去痰薬 | きょたんやく kyotan'yaku | expectorant |
| 痰唾 | たんつば tantsuba | sputum; phlegm |
| 痰切豆 | たんきりまめ tankirimame | Rhynchosia volubilis (species of snoutbean) |
| 痰を切る | たんをきる tan'okiru | to break mucus (from one's throat); to clear one's throat |
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