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会厭
Hiragana
かいえん
Noun
Japanese Meaning
喉頭の入口をふさぐ蓋状の器官で、飲食物が気管に入るのを防ぐ部分。喉頭蓋。 / （比喩的）言葉や感情などが外に出るのをせき止めるもの。
Easy Japanese Meaning
のどのおくにあるふたのようなところ。たべものがいきのみちにはいらないようにふたをする。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
喉部入口处的叶状软骨，吞咽时覆盖喉口，防止食物进入气管 / 喉头盖；喉盖
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
會厭 / 喉頭蓋（覆蓋喉口的葉狀軟骨）
Korean Meaning
후두개 / 후두덮개
Indonesian
epiglotis / katup yang menutup laring saat menelan / lipatan tulang rawan di pangkal lidah
Vietnamese Meaning
nắp thanh quản / mảnh sụn ở cổ họng che đường thở khi nuốt
Tagalog Meaning
epiglotis / takip sa bukana ng lalagukan kapag lumulunok / kartilagong talukap sa lalamunan na pumipigil pumasok ang pagkain sa daanan ng hangin
Sense（1）
(anatomy) epiglottis
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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会厭
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He was suffering from inflammation of the epiglottis.
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彼は会厭の炎症で苦しんでいました。
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