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Kotomora

腫

tumor, swelling

StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes13

Readings

On'yomi

  • シュ
  • ショウ

Kun'yomi

  • は.れる
  • は.れ
  • は.らす
  • はれもの

Meaning

腫 centers on abnormal growth or enlargement in the body: a tumor or swelling. The idea is something that has become puffed up or distended.

Most common words using 腫

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  • 腫瘍しゅよう

    tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia

  • 腫れはれ

    swelling; boil

  • 浮腫むくみ

    swelling; edema; oedema; dropsy

  • 腫しゅ

    tumor; tumour

  • 脳腫瘍のうしゅよう

    brain tumor; brain tumour

  • 肉腫にくしゅ

    sarcoma

  • リンパ腫リンパしゅ

    lymphoma

  • 腫れ物はれもの

    swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour

  • 血腫けっしゅ

    hematoma; haematoma

  • 腫れるはれる
    N2

    to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen

  • 腫脹しゅちょう

    swelling

  • 肺気腫はいきしゅ

    pulmonary emphysema

  • 筋腫きんしゅ

    myoma

  • 水腫すいしゅ

    edema; oedema

  • 骨髄腫こつずいしゅ

    myeloma

  • 腫らすはらす

    to cause to swell; to inflame

  • 浮腫むむくむ
    N1

    to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)

  • 腺腫せんしゅ

    adenoma

  • 腫物しゅもつ

    swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour

  • ウェゲナー肉芽腫症ウェゲナーにくげしゅしょう

    Wegener's granulomatosis; Wegener granulomatosis

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Study

Etymology

腫 combines the flesh radical ⺼ with 重, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of something heavy or piled up, suggesting a swollen mass.

Meaning mnemonic

The flesh radical ⺼ on the left and 重 (heavy) on the right suggest a heavy, swollen lump of flesh: a tumor or swelling.

Reading mnemonic

For シュ, imagine a shoe pressing against a swollen foot, making the swelling worse: shoe -> シュ, and the flesh around the foot becomes a painful tumor.