Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6

JLPT level: N3

1054 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 6

Meaning: suck, imbibe, inhale, sip

Kunyomi: す.う

Onyomi: キュウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: くちへん

Meaning: mouth, opening

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

水性(きゅうすいせい)   water absorbency

血鬼(きゅうけつき)   vampire, bloodsucker

盤(きゅうばん)   suction pad, suction cup

深呼(しんこきゅう)   deep breath

収する(きゅうしゅうする)   absorb, assimilate, suck in

引する(きゅういんする)   absorb, suck in, attract

する(こきゅうする)   breathe

う(すう)   breathe, smoke, suck in

い殻(すいがら)   cigarette end , tobacco ashes

Onyomi Examples

キュウシュウ absorption, suction, attraction

血鬼 キュウケツキ vampire, bloodsucker

腹式呼 フクシキコキュウ diaphragmatic breathing, abdominal breathing

外呼 ガイコキュウ external respiration

Kunyomi Examples

すう to smoke, to breathe in, to inhale, to suck, to sip, to slurp, to absorb, to soak up, to kiss