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腺

腺: gland

gland
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Readings

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セン
Kun
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Always セン, in medical or body terms: 汗腺, 涙腺, 乳腺, 甲状腺. The 月 (flesh) radical marks body parts.

Key words

涙腺るいせんtear gland
汗腺かんせんsweat gland
乳腺にゅうせんmammary gland
甲状腺こうじょうせんthyroid gland

Example sentences

Watching the sad movie, I teared up.

On hot days, sweat comes out of the sweat glands and lowers body temperature.

At my health checkup I also had my thyroid examined.

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