Entry
  1. Noun

    upper respiratory tract; upper airway

    あお向けに寝ると、舌やノドチンコがノドの奥に下がるため、上気道が塞がりやすくなります。
    If you sleep on your back it's easier for your upper airway to be obstructed because your tongue, uvula, etc. slip towards the back of your throat.
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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

above, up

Kun
うえ-うえうわ-かみあ.げる-あ.げるあ.がる-あ.がるあ.がり-あ.がりのぼ.るのぼ.りのぼ.せるのぼ.すたてまつ.る
On
ジョウショウシャン
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
35 of 2500
Radical
one
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

あおいあげかきかずかんこうのぼりほつ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-3-2SKIP code
2m1.1The Kanji Dictionary
2110.0Four corner code
1272deroo
4e0aUnicode hex code
1-30-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
798Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
10New Nelson (John Haig)
3404New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4212Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2128Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2876Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
49Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
50Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
21A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
47Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
29Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13Morohashi
37A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
32Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
32Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
20sakade
5Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
23henshall3
12Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
29crowley
31Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.14busy_people
6Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
49Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shang4, shang3Pinyin reading
sangKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

Kun
いき
On
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
113 of 2500
Radical
steam
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-4-2, 2-2-4SKIP code
0a6.8The Kanji Dictionary
8041.7Four corner code
2356deroo
6c17Unicode hex code
1-21-04JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2480Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3025New Nelson (John Haig)
3194New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3960Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2037Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2751Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1885Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2030Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
77A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
319Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
144Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17046PMorohashi
11A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
134Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
134Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
59sakade
67Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
68henshall3
52Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
55crowley
246Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.6busy_people
1150Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1903Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qi4Pinyin reading
giKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

Kun
みちいう
On
ドウトウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
207 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Used in names as

みつおさむ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-9, 3-2-9SKIP code
2q9.14The Kanji Dictionary
3830.6Four corner code
979deroo
9053Unicode hex code
1-38-27JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4724Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6091New Nelson (John Haig)
3134New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3888Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2000Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2701Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
277Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
295Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
129A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1811Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
141Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
39010PMorohashi
188A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
149Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
149Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
122sakade
93Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
205henshall3
220Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
123crowley
66Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.7busy_people
710Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
283Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dao4Pinyin reading
doKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level