Meaning of 誤嚥(ごえん) in Japanese

誤嚥
Kana Reading
ごえん
Romaji
goen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    breathing in (of a foreign body, food, etc.); pulmonary aspiration; mis-swallowing; swallowing down the wrong pipe

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誤 JLPT 3

14 strokes

mistake, err, do wrong, mislead

On'Yomi: ゴ

Kun'Yomi: あやま.る, -あやま.る

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嚥

19 strokes

swallow

On'Yomi: エン

Kun'Yomi: の.む

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