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膿

膿: pus

pus; fester
17 strokesNames & literary · More literary kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here

Readings

On
ノウ・ドウ
Kun
うむ・うみ

Alone 膿 is うみ; medical words use のう: 化膿 (かのう, to fester), 膿瘍 (のうよう, abscess).

Key words

膿うみpus
膿むうむto fester
化膿かのうfestering
膿瘍のうようabscess

Example sentences

The wound festered, so I got medicine at the hospital.

The wound became infected and swollen red.

Unless the organization drains all its rot, there can be no real reform.

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