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What is the Kanji for 'Urine' and 'Pee'? | 尿

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Urine' and 'Pee', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Urine' and 'Pee' is 尿.

    kanji

    尿

    Meaning

    Urine, Pee

    Reading

    onyomiにょう

    nyou

    Parts

    Corpse Water

    Example Word

    尿: urine. The Japanese noun '尿 (にょう)' refers to 'urine', the liquid waste product excreted by the kidneys and expelled from the body. This term is commonly used in medical, scientific, and everyday contexts. For example: The doctor examined the urine sample「医師は尿のサンプルを調べた」(いしはにょうのサンプルをしらべた). There is blood in the urine「尿に血が混じっている」(にょうにちがまじっている). It is a neutral term and can be used in both formal and informal settings.

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    7

    JLPT

    N1

    Grade

    8

    Frequency

    1954

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 尿

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    radical

    Meaning

    Corpse

    kanji

    Meaning

    Water

Words Using 尿

This kanji is used in 1 word:

    word

    尿

    Meaning

    Urine

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These 21 kanji contain the part 尸 as well.

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    Meaning

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    Meaning

    Report, Deliver

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    Meaning

    Unfold, Expand

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    Meaning

    Palace, Formal honorific title

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    Meaning

    Warehouse

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    Meaning

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    Meaning

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    Nun, Priestess

    kanji

    Meaning

    Company officer, Military officer

    kanji

    Meaning

    Butt, Buttocks

Kanji Related to 尿 Through the Part

These 5 kanji contain the part 水 as well.

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    Meaning

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    Meaning

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    Meaning

    Eternity

    kanji

    Meaning

    Ice

    kanji

    Meaning

    Calm, Peace

Learn the Kanji 尿

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What does 尿 mean?

尿 means 'Urine' and 'Pee'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N1 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.