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咽

咽: throat

throat; to choke; to sob
9 strokesSecondary · Stage 4 (about 2級)in 4 words here

Readings

On
イン・エン・エツ
Kun
むせぶ・むせる・のど・のむ

In everyday writing the throat is 喉; 咽 appears mainly in medical terms (咽頭) and in 咽せる, 嗚咽.

Key words

咽頭いんとうpharynx
咽喉いんこうthroat
咽せるむせるto choke
嗚咽おえつsobbing
咽のどthroat

Example sentences

The doctor told me my pharynx was red and swollen from the cold.

I drank water in a hurry and ended up choking.

In the final scene of the movie, sobbing could be heard from all over the theater.

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