# 疫 — epidemic

疫 means “epidemic”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: エキ (eki), ヤク (yaku). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: epidemic
- On'yomi: エキ (eki), ヤク (yaku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 3

## How to remember 疫

Parts: 疒 sickbed · 殳 club

## Don't confuse it with

[設](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/set-up/) · [投](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/throw/) · [役](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/role/) · [般](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/general-kind/)

## More in the “Body & health 3” set

[疫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/epidemic/) · [癒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/soothe/) · [尿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/urine/) · [吐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/spit/) · [尻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rear/) · [憩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/take-a-break/) · [睡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/slumber/) · [腎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kidney/) · [掌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/palm-of-the-hand/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/epidemic/. Last updated 2026-11-01.