| Kanji | 尿 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ニョウ |
| English | urine |
| Examples | 尿(にょう): urine 屎尿(しにょう): excreta; raw sewage; human waste; night soil |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Frequency | 1672 |
| Components | 尸: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44) 水: water |
| Number of Strokes | 7 |
| Kanji Radical | 尸 |
| Radical Number | 44 |
| Radical Strokes | 3 |
| Radical Reading | しかばね・かばね・かばねだれ |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 象形 Pictographic |
| Keyword | urine |
| Koohii Story 1 | Animals use their urine to mark their territory. So for them, their body water works as a flag denoting their "country" (why bother? we all know which story you are going to pick). |
| Koohii Story 2 | Someone is pissing on the American flag, but since the urine is clear it looks like water. |
| RTK Index | 1053 |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1501-2000, kanji_body_function
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