noun

  1. cough, coughing.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
咳嗽 がいそう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

cough, clear throat
せき せ.く カイ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
sign of the hog, 9-11PM, twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac
い ガイ り (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
rinse, wash, gargle
ソウ シュウ ソク (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
bundle, sheaf, ream
ソク たば つか (4th, N3)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
lack, gap, fail
ケツ か.ける ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)