疫
Epidemic
Meanings
Epidemic
On'yomi
えき、 やく
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Stroke order
疫 is written in 9 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
疫 (Epidemic) is taught on WaniKani at level 50 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1661 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 9 strokes.
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