肺
lungs
Readings
On'yomi
- ハイ
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
肺 refers to the lungs, the organs responsible for breathing.
Most common words using 肺
20 of 103- 肺はいN1
lung
- 肺炎はいえんN1
pneumonia
- 心肺しんぱい
heart and lungs
- 肺がんはいがん
lung cancer
- 肺活量はいかつりょう
lung capacity; breathing capacity; vital capacity
- 肺結核はいけっかく
pulmonary tuberculosis
- 肺気腫はいきしゅ
pulmonary emphysema
- 肺病はいびょう
lung disease; chest trouble; pulmonary tuberculosis
- じん肺じんはい
pneumoconiosis
- ウイルス性肺炎ウイルスせいはいえん
viral pneumonia
- オーストラリア肺魚オーストラリアはいぎょ
Queensland lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri)
- カタル性肺炎カタルせいはいえん
catarrhal pneumonia
- カリニ肺炎カリニはいえん
pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
- マイコプラズマ肺炎マイコプラズマはいえん
mycoplasma pneumonia
- 一過性肺浸潤いっかせいはいしんじゅん
transient pulmonary infiltration
- 人工心肺じんこうしんぱい
cardiopulmonary bypass; heart-lung machine; CPB pump
- 人工肺じんこうはい
artificial lung
- 体外式膜型人工肺たいがいしきまくがたじんこうはい
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; ECMO
- 先天性中枢性肺胞低換気症候群せんてんせいちゅうすうせいはいほうていかんきしょうこうぐん
congenital central hypoventilation syndrome; CCHS
- 分離肺換気ぶんりはいかんき
differential lung ventilation; differential pulmonary ventilation
Study
Etymology
肺 combines the flesh radical ⺼ (body part) with 巿, which likely contributes the sound ハイ. Together they indicate a body part with that sound, i.e., the lungs.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side ⺼ is a body part, and the right side 巿 looks like a lung with branching airways. Picture the fleshy organ inside the chest.
Reading mnemonic
For ハイ, imagine taking a deep breath and letting out a satisfied 'hai' (like 'hi' but with a relaxed exhale). The sound ハイ matches the exhalation of the lungs.