(はい)

はい
noun
lung, lungs
1. lung, lungs
The respiratory organ in the chest. Used in both everyday and medical contexts.
(はい)呼吸(こきゅう)する。
To breathe with the lungs.
(はい)のレントゲンを()った。
I had an X-ray of my lungs taken.
長年(ながねん)喫煙(きつえん)(はい)(よわ)っている。
My lungs are weakened from years of smoking.

(はい) is the organ responsible for breathing. Humans have two lungs (左右(さゆう)(はい)).

COMMON MEDICAL COMPOUNDS:

  • 肺炎(はいえん): pneumonia
  • (はい)がん: lung cancer
  • 肺活量(はいかつりょう): lung capacity (vital capacity)
  • (はい)のレントゲン: lung X-ray
  • 肺結核(はいけっかく): pulmonary tuberculosis

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • (はい)(よわ)い: to have weak lungs
  • (はい)(みず)がたまる: fluid in the lungs
  • (はい)(きた)える: to strengthen the lungs

RELATED BODY PARTS:

  • 心臓(しんぞう): heart
  • 気管(きかん): trachea, windpipe
  • 気管支(きかんし): bronchi
  • 横隔膜(おうかくまく): diaphragm