noun, takes する

  1. cough, hawking.
  2. laughing and talking at the same time, speak laughing.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
謦咳 けいがい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

coughing
ケイ しわぶき (Kentei 1)
ケイ キョウ コウ
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
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)