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
風邪で咽頭が赤く腫れていると、医者に言われた。
The doctor told me my pharynx was red and swollen from the cold.
急いで水を飲んだので、咽せてしまった。
I drank water in a hurry and ended up choking.
映画の最後の場面で、会場のあちこちから嗚咽が聞こえた。
In the final scene of the movie, sobbing could be heard from all over the theater.