腫
tumor, swelling
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
20 of 140- 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
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.