# 肺 — lungs

肺 means “lungs”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: ハイ (hai). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 肺 (hai, “lung”).

- Meaning: lungs
- On'yomi: ハイ (hai)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 2

## How to remember 肺

Parts: 月 moon; flesh · 市 market

## Words with 肺

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 肺 | はい (hai) | lung |

## Don't confuse it with

[姉](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/older-sister/) · [育](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bring-up/)

## More in the “Body & health 2” set

[脚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/leg/) · [胞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cell/) · [肺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lungs/) · [胆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gall-bladder/) · [脈](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pulse/) · [眼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/eyeball/) · [疾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sickness/) · [菌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/germ/) · [髄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/marrow/)

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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/lungs/. Last updated 2026-11-01.