疫

epidemic

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

エキヤク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:9

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1661

Vocabulary

エキ

Word	Reading	Meaning
検疫	ケンエキ	quarantine; medical inspection
防疫	ボウエキ	communicable disease control (e.g. by quarantine, disinfection, etc.); prevention of epidemics
免疫	メンエキ	immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
疫病	エキビョウ	epidemic; plague; pestilence
検疫所	ケンエキショ	quarantine station

ヤク

Word	Reading	Meaning
疫病	ヤクビョウ	epidemic; plague; pestilence
疫神	ヤクジン	god who spreads infectious diseases; god of pestilence
行疫神	ギョウヤクジン	god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
検疫所	けんえきじょ	quarantine station
疫病神	やくびょうがみ	god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest; odious person; plague; angel of death
疫病神	えきびょうがみ	god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest; odious person; plague; angel of death
免疫血清	めんえきけっせい	immune serum
免疫反応	めんえきはんのう	immunoreaction

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role

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