肺結核

Reading

Kana: はいけっかく

Romaji: haikekkaku

Definition

noun

1

pulmonary tuberculosis; consumption

Kanji

肺

Reading: ハイ

Meaning: lungs

結

Readings: ケツ、 ケチ、 むす.ぶ、 ゆ.う、 ゆ.わえる

Meanings: tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten

核

Reading: カク

Meanings: nucleus, core, kernel

Example Sentence

最近(さいきん)、肺結核(はいけっかく)を患(わずら)う人(ひと)はほとんどいない。

➥These days few people suffer from tuberculosis.