The kanji 腫: meaning, readings and stroke order

腫

Meaning: swell, lump
On reading: シュ shu
Kun reading: は（らす） harasu、は（れる） hareru
Strokes: 13
Radical: 肉 meat
Level: Level 10 · the last years of senior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: sưng, khối u (thũng)
Japanese: はれる。はれもの。
Korean: 붓다, 종기 (종)
Chinese: 肿、肿块 (肿)

Readings, words and example sentences

シュ shu · on reading · less common

腫しゅ瘍よう
tumor
腫しゅ瘍ようを調べます。
They examine the tumor.

は（らす） harasu · kun reading · less common

腫はらす
to make swollen
泣いて目を 腫はらして います。
Her eyes are puffy from crying.

は（れる） hareru · kun reading · less common

腫はれる
to swell up
ぶつけたところが 腫はれました。
The spot where I bumped it swelled up.

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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.