疫
疫 — Epidemic
epidemic
On’yomiエキ (eki)
On’yomiヤク (yaku)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (9 strokes)
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Common words using 疫
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 免疫 | めんえき meneki | immunity; immunization; immunisation |
| 検疫 | けんえき keneki | quarantine; medical inspection |
| 防疫 | ぼうえき boueki | communicable disease control (e.g. by quarantine, disinfection, etc.); prevention of epidemics |
| 検疫所 | けんえきじょ kenekijo | quarantine station |
| 疫病 | えきびょう ekibyou | epidemic; plague; pestilence |
Study notes
疫 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1661 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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