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癩 Kanji meaning "leprosy"

Jiten frequency #4586Kanken Level 1TMW Immortal Idol21 strokes

Meanings

leprosy

On'yomi

ライ

Composed of

疒trailing sicknessradical
頼trust

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Reading usage

癩(らい)Hansen's disease#141284癩(らい)病(びょう)leprosy#187831白(びゃく)癩(らい)white leprosy#286984癩(らい)者(しゃ)leper#295468癩(らい)病(びょう)患(かん)者(じゃ)leper#313835癩患者(らいがんしゃ)leper#397215癩(らい)菌(きん)Mycobacterium leprae#468561救(きゅう)癩(らい)helping lepers#468561黒(こく)癩(らい)black leprosy#468561癩療養所(らいりょうようじょ)leprosarium#468561

Most common words using this kanji

癩(らい)Hansen's disease#141284癩(らい)病(びょう)leprosy#187831白(びゃく)癩(らい)white leprosy#286984癩(らい)者(しゃ)leper#295468癩(らい)病(びょう)患(かん)者(じゃ)leper#313835癩患者(らいがんしゃ)leper#397215癩(らい)菌(きん)Mycobacterium leprae#468561救癩協会(きゅうらいきょうかい)Leprosy Relief Association#468561癩(かったい)の瘡(かさ)うらみexcessive envy (of someone in much the same position as oneself)#468561白癩(しらはたけ)vitiligo#468561救(きゅう)癩(らい)helping lepers#468561癩療養所(らいりょうようじょ)leprosarium#468561黒(こく)癩(らい)black leprosy#468561
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