えき

noun

  1. plague, pest.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
えき
鼠疫 そえき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

rat, mouse, dark gray
ねずみ ソ ショ (Kentei Pre-1)
mortar
うす キュウ グ (Late High School)
epidemic
ヤク エキ (Early High School, N1)
trailing sickness, sick radical (no. 104)
ダク ニャク ソウ
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ また ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (Late Jr. High, N1)