膵
pancreas, (kokuji)
Readings
On'yomi
- スイ
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
膵 is a Japanese-made kokuji that refers specifically to the pancreas, an organ in the body.
Most common words using 膵
- 膵臓すいぞう
pancreas
- 膵炎すいえん
pancreatitis
- 膵すい
pancreas
- 急性膵炎きゅうせいすいえん
acute pancreatitis
- 日本膵臓学会にっぽんすいぞうがっかい
Japan Pancreas Society
- 肝膵臓かんすいぞう
hepatopancreas
- 膵内分泌すいないぶんぴつ
pancreatic endocrine
- 膵壊死すいえし
pancreatic necrosis
- 膵島すいとう
pancreatic islets; islets of Langerhans
- 膵液すいえき
pancreatic juice
- 膵癌すいがん
pancreatic cancer
- 膵管すいかん
pancreatic duct
- 膵臓壊死すいぞうえし
pancreatic necrosis
- 膵臓炎すいぞうえん
pancreatitis
- 膵臓痛すいぞうつう
pancreatic pain; pancreatalgia
Study
Etymology
膵 is a kokuji created in Japan by combining the flesh/organ component ⺼ with 萃, which likely contributes the sound スイ. The character was coined to represent the pancreas.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side ⺼ (flesh/organ) and the right side 萃 (which can mean 'gather') together suggest a gathering of flesh: the pancreas, a distinct organ.
Reading mnemonic
For スイ, imagine a sweet (スイーツ) pancreas-shaped dessert: sweet -> スイ, and the organ is the pancreas.