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Zach

噎

Readings

Kana: イツ、エツ、む.せる、むせ.ぶ
Romaji: itsu, etsu, mu.seru, muse.bu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

choke, smother

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  30
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-3-12
Korean Reading:  il
Chinese Reading:  ye1
Unicode:  564e
JIS:  5359

Indexes

Nelson Index: 990
New Nelson Index: 895
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d12.6
Four Corner Index: 6401.8
Daikanwanjiten Index: 4307
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.1152

Words

むせび泣き (むせびなき)
to sob; to be choked with tears; sobbing
噎せる (むせる)
to choke over; to be choked by
咽ぶ (むせぶ)
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
噎せ返る (むせかえる)
to choke; to sob convulsively; to cough
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