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喉 means 'throat'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 1503   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-23    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 35 words   Used in 39 words   Used in 6 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   コウ
Kun
   のど throat
Notes
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Read about how the Japanese see the throat as instrumental in holding back harsh words and unpleasant emotions. Find out what it means figuratively to swallow food that's too hot and then to forget that discomfort. See which udon comes from Shikoku, learn why people in Japan talk about the uvula, and discover which body part looks like Buddha sitting in contemplation.
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 喉 is used 3 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 喉 is used 37 times, read 2 ways.
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コウ : 12 words FIND ALL
い ん こ う 0
throat
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のど : 25 words FIND ALL
の ど 1
Most common form: のど
noun
1. throat  (often written with kana only)
2. singing voice
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An additional 2 less common words include 喉 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: -  Joy o' Kanji : 2007  Key to Kanji: - 

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喉
コウ   のど throat   
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侯
コウ    daimyo   
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ユ
katakana 'yu'
亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
矢
シ   や arrow   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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