喉(のど)

のど

noun

throat

1. throat

The front part of the neck, including the internal passage for food and air.

喉(のど)が渇(かわ)いた。

I'm thirsty.

喉(のど)が痛(いた)いです。

I have a sore throat.

喉(のど)が赤(あか)くなっています。

Your throat is red.

風邪(かぜ)を引(ひ)いて喉(のど)が痛(いた)い。何(なに)も食(た)べたくない。

I have a sore throat from a cold. I don't want to eat anything.

喉(のど)が渇(かわ)いたので、水(みず)を買(か)いに行(い)きました。冷(つめ)たい水(みず)がとてもおいしかったです。

I was thirsty, so I went to buy water. The cold water was very refreshing.

喉(のど) refers to the throat. The kanji 喉(のど) is complex, so it is frequently written in hiragana as のど.

Common expressions

喉(のど)が渇(かわ)く: to be thirsty (literally 'throat dries')
喉(のど)が痛(いた)い: to have a sore throat
喉(のど)飴(あめ): throat lozenge/drop
喉(のど)が詰(つ)まる: to choke, to get a lump in one's throat
喉(のど)を潤(うるお)す: to wet one's throat, to have a drink

Proverb

喉(のど)もと過(す)ぎれば熱(あつ)さを忘(わす)れる — 'Once past the throat, one forgets the heat.' Equivalent to 'Danger past, God forgotten.'

Usage

In Japanese, thirst is expressed as a throat sensation (喉(のど)が渇(かわ)いた), not a stomach or body feeling as in some other languages.

Related Words

Related: 首(くび) (neck (the outside of the same area))

Related: 声(こえ) (voice (produced in the throat))

Related: 渇(かわ)く (to be thirsty (喉が渇く))

Related: 声帯(せいたい) (vocal cords)

Related: 首筋(くびすじ) (nape of the neck)

Compare: 気管(きかん) (windpipe)

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Added 2026.1.7 21:03 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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