疫
epidemic

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

エキヤク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

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Information

Grade:8
Strokes:9
JLPT:1
Frequency:1661

Vocabulary

エキ

WordReadingMeaning
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

WordReadingMeaning
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

WordReadingMeaning
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

Visually Similar Kanji

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疲
exhausted, tire, weary
Grade 8JLPT 3
疾
rapidly
Grade 8JLPT 1
没
die, disappear, drown, fall into, hide, sink
Grade 8JLPT 1
交
association, coming & going, mingle, mixing
Grade 2JLPT 3
殴
assault, beat, hit, thrash
Grade 8JLPT 1
投
abandon, discard, give up, hurl, invest in, join, launch into, sell at a loss, throw
Grade 3JLPT 3
変
change, strange, unusual
Grade 4JLPT 3
郊
outskirts, rural area, suburbs
Grade 8JLPT 2
役
campaign, drafted labor, duty, office, role, service, war
Grade 3JLPT 3
衣
clothes, dressing, garment
Grade 4JLPT 2