Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N2

1210 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: fluid, liquid, juice, sap, secretion

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: エキ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: さんずい

Meaning: water

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

(えき)   liquid, fluid

体(えきたい)   liquid, fluid

状(えきじょう)   liquid state

(はいえき)   liquid waste

(けつえき)   blood

(にゅうえき)   latex, milky lotion, milky liquid

(だえき)   saliva, sputum

消毒(しょうどくえき)   antiseptic solution

化する(えきかする)   liquidize [v.i., v.t.]

Onyomi Examples

エキ liquid, fluid

エキカ liquefaction

ニュウエキ latex (milky fluid found in plants), milky lotion (cosmetic), body milk

タイエキ body fluids