Nihongo

Kanji Detail of 胃

胃

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Strokes:9
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Basic Meaning

The kanji 胃 represents the stomach, the organ in the digestive system responsible for storing and breaking down food. It's the primary location for the initial stages of digestion.

Readings

・On-yomi (音読み): イ (i) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): None

Usage Examples

⚫︎胃カメラ Translation: Endoscopy (of the stomach) ⚫︎胃炎 Translation: Gastritis (inflammation of the stomach) ⚫︎胃腸 Translation: Stomach and intestines (gastrointestinal)

Correspondence with Your Native Language

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Origin and Formation

The kanji 胃 is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), which means it combines a semantic component (meaning) and a phonetic component (sound). The semantic component is 月 (getsu, meaning "flesh" or "body") which indicates it relates to the body. The phonetic component is a simplified form of a character that gave a hint for the sound,韦 (i). Together, they form the kanji that represents the stomach.

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