Hanja Analyzer
吭

吭 — hang

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
목구멍 항, 새 목구멍 항
Romanization
hang
English
throat
Mandarin
kēng
Japanese on'yomi
コウ, ゴウ
Japanese kun'yomi
のど
Japanese usage
Not on either list
Strokes
7
Radical
口 (30, 4 residual)
Phonetic component
亢(항)
Unicode
U+542D

Parts that make up 吭

  • 口 입 구 벌린 입말하고 먹는 일, 그리고 입 모양의 구멍
  • 亢 높을 항sound 목을 곧추세운 사람‘항·강’ 계열의 소리

How 吭 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 吭 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 口, 亢.

Japanese words with 吭

  • 吭ふえ windpipe

Characters sharing the phonetic 亢

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “항” in Korean.

Other hanja read “항”

Other hanja with radical 口

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