Kanji

膿

Meaning

pus fester and discharge

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • うむ
  • うみ pus
  • ち うみ bloody pus
  • うみ をだす to force out corruption

On'yomi

  • のう ほう pustule
  • のう よう abscess
  • のう じゅう pus
  • どう

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/17

Related Entries

膿 うみ
pus, corruption, rot, evils

Component Analysis

膿
pus, fester, discharge
う.む, うみ, ノウ
⺼
⺆
冫
( 氷 ) two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
こおり, ヒョウ
農
agriculture, farmers
ノウ
曲
bend, music, melody...
ま.がる, ま.げる, キョク
日
( 曰 ) day, sun, Japan...
ひ, -び, ニチ
廾
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
にじゅう, キョウ, ク
丨
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
すす.む, しりぞ.く, コン
日
( 曰 ) day, sun, Japan...
ひ, -び, ニチ
日
( 曰 ) day, sun, Japan...
ひ, -び, ニチ
辰
sign of the dragon, 7-9AM, fifth sign of Chinese zodiac...
たつ, シン, ジン
厂
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
かりがね, カン

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