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疫 kanji: meaning “epidemic”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N19 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
epidemic
On'yomi
エキ、ヤク
Kun'yomi
none

Picture story to remember 疫

Germs kept spreading again (又) and again through the hospital until it became an epidemic.

Parts in this story:又

How to write 疫: stroke order

疫 is written with 9 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 疫

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Kanji that share parts with 疫.