JLPT N3 · Symptoms

咳

せき

cough

Stroke order of 咳

咳 is written with 9 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A mouth 口 forcing out breath, shaking like a boar 亥: a cough.

Parts: 口 mouth + 亥 boar (phonetic)

Example sentence

咳が止まりません。

せきがとまりません。

I can't stop coughing.

More words: Symptoms

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