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Kotomora

瘤

lump, swelling

FrequencyTop 5,000Strokes15

Readings

On'yomi

  • リュウ
  • ル

Kun'yomi

  • こぶ

Meaning

瘤 centers on an abnormal raised mass on the body: a lump or swelling, typically a benign growth like a bump or tumor.

Most common words using 瘤

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  • 瘤こぶ
    N1

    bump; lump; protuberance; swelling

  • 動脈瘤どうみゃくりゅう

    aneurysm; aneurism

  • 大動脈瘤だいどうみゃくりゅう

    aortic aneurysm

  • 未破裂脳動脈瘤みはれつのうどうみゃくりゅう

    unruptured cerebral aneurysm

  • 瘤歯鯨こぶはくじら

    Blainville's beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris); dense-beaked whale

  • 瘤牛こぶうし

    zebu; humped cattle

  • 瘤白鳥こぶはくちょう

    mute swan (Cygnus olor)

  • 瘤蜜柑こぶみかん

    kaffir lime (Citrus hystrix)

  • 瘤鯛こぶだい

    (adult male) Asian sheepshead wrasse (Semicossyphus reticulatus)

  • 癭瘤えいりゅう

    cecidium; gall

  • 粉瘤ふんりゅう

    atheroma

  • 精索静脈瘤せいさくじょうみゃくりゅう

    varicocele

  • 精索静脈瘤切除せいさくじょうみゃくりゅうせつじょ

    varicocelectomy

  • 精索静脈瘤手術せいさくじょうみゃくりゅうしゅじゅつ

    varicocelectomy; varicocele surgery

  • 脳動脈瘤のうどうみゃくりゅう

    cerebral aneurysm

  • 腫瘤しゅりゅう

    lump; mass; tumor (tumour)

  • 腱膜瘤けんまくりゅう

    bunion

  • 腹部大動脈瘤ふくぶだいどうみゃくりゅう

    abdominal aortic aneurysm

  • 血瘤けつりゅう

    hematocele

  • 静脈瘤じょうみゃくりゅう

    varix; varicosity; varicose vein

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Etymology

瘤 combines 疒 (sickness) with 留, which likely contributes the sound リュウ and may suggest something staying or accumulating, like a lump that persists.

Meaning mnemonic

The sickness enclosure 疒 wraps around 留, like a lump that stays (留) on the body as a swelling.

Reading mnemonic

For リュウ, imagine a lump that looks like a small, round 'ryu' (as in a made-up word for a bump) staying on the skin: ryu -> リュウ, and the lump remains.