腔

Glyph origin
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Etymology
Cognate with.

Definitions

 * 1)  cavity; hollow in body
 * 2)  tune; melody
 * 3)  accent of one's speech
 * 4)  speech; dialect; language
 * 5)  speech; talk
 * 1)  speech; dialect; language
 * 2)  speech; talk
 * 1)  speech; dialect; language
 * 2)  speech; talk
 * 1)  speech; talk

Synonyms




Kanji

 * 1) cavity

Compounds

 * : lumen cavity within tubular organ

Usage notes
The くう reading is favoured especially by medical professionals. こう is the most common on'yomi for a kanji to have, whereas くう is one of the least common, so the homophony difference is vast. Furthermore, the 空 component of this kanji is usually read as くう.

Etymology
From.