The kanji 喉: meaning, readings and stroke order

喉

Meaning: throat
On reading: コウ kou
Kun reading: のど nodo
Strokes: 12
Radical: 口 mouth, opening
Level: Level 10 · the last years of senior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: cổ họng (hầu)
Japanese: のど。
Korean: 목구멍 (후)
Chinese: 喉咙

Readings, words and example sentences

コウ kou · on reading · less common

咽いん喉こう
throat
耳鼻咽いん喉こう科に行きます。
I go to the ear, nose, and throat doctor.

のど nodo · kun reading

喉のど
throat
かぜで 喉のどがいたいです。
I have a cold, so my throat hurts.

Practise writing 喉 in the app

In Dino Kids your child writes 喉 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 10 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.

Get it on the App Store Get it on Google Play

Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.