# 瘍 — ulcer; boil

瘍 means “ulcer; boil”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: ヨウ (you). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: ulcer; boil
- On'yomi: ヨウ (you)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 7

## How to remember 瘍

Parts: 疒 sickbed · 昜 sun rays

## Don't confuse it with

[傷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wound/)

## More in the “Body & health 7” set

[痩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/get-thin/) · [痘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/smallpox/) · [腺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gland/) · [貌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/countenance/) · [瘍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ulcer/) · [頬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cheek/) · [骸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/remains/) · [醒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/come-to/) · [顎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/jaw/)

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