誤嚥

Reading

Kana: ごえん

Romaji: goen

Definition

noun

vs

1

breathing in (of a foreign body, food, etc.); pulmonary aspiration; mis-swallowing; swallowing down the wrong pipe

Kanji

誤

Readings: ゴ、 あやま.る、 -あやま.る

Meanings: mistake, err, do wrong, mislead

嚥

Readings: エン、 の.む

Meaning: swallow