# 咽 — pharynx; choke

咽 means “pharynx; choke”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: イン (in). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: pharynx; choke
- On'yomi: イン (in)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 6

## How to remember 咽

Sounds like 因: both read イン.

Parts: 口 mouth; box · 因 cause

## Don't confuse it with

[回](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/times/) · [因](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cause/) · [固](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/solid/) · [恩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kindness/)

## More in the “Body & health 6” set

[腫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/swelling/) · [眉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/eyebrow/) · [股](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/thigh/) · [肢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/limb/) · [脊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/backbone/) · [嗅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sniff/) · [肘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/elbow/) · [咽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pharynx/) · [唾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/saliva/)

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