How to say 'Lung' in Japanese | 肺

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The Japanese word for Lung is 'Hai', written as 肺 in Japanese.'Lung' in hiragana is はい.

word

肺

Meaning

Lung

Reading

はい

hai

Kanji

肺Lung

Explanation

The Japanese noun '肺 (はい)' refers to the organ known as the 'lung'. It is used in medical, biological, and everyday contexts to describe the respiratory organ in humans and animals. For example: His lungs are healthy「彼の肺は健康です」(かれのはいはけんこうです). Smoking damages the lungs「喫煙は肺を傷つける」(きつえんははいをきずつける). The word is also used in compound terms like '肺炎 (はいえん)' (pneumonia) or '肺がん (はいがん)' (lung cancer).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

N1

Kanji Grade

6

Frequency

5042

Composition

kanji

Handwriting