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) is essential for describing thirst (喉(のど)が渇(かわ)く) and sore throats (喉(のど)が痛(いた)い). The kanji is complex, so it's often written in hiragana. 喉(のど)飴(あめ) are throat lozenges. The proverb 喉(のど)もと過(す)ぎれば熱(あつ)さを忘(わす)れる means 'danger past, God forgotten.'

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Added 2026.1.7 21:03 · Revised 2026.2.21 11:27
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