嚥下

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See also: 咽下

Chinese

to swallow
under; next; lower
under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
 
trad. (嚥下/咽下) /
simp. (咽下)
anagram 下嚥下咽

Pronunciation


Verb

嚥下

  1. to swallow

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
えん
Hyōgai

Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(えん)() (enka

  1. swallowing

Verb

(えん)()する (enka surutransitive suru (stem (えん)() (enka shi), past (えん)()した (enka shita))

  1. swallow
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
えん
Hyōgai

Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(えん)() (enge

  1. (physiology) swallowing
Derived terms

Verb

(えん)()する (enge surutransitive suru (stem (えん)() (enge shi), past (えん)()した (enge shita))

  1. (physiology) swallow
Conjugation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN