This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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嚥下

咽下
えんげ、えんか
(act of) swallowing; deglutition
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息を呑む

息を飲む、息をのむ、息を嚥む
いきをのむ
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
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誤嚥

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

えんげしょうがい
dysphagia; dysphagy