JLPT N1 · Noun

結核 (kekkaku)

結核 (けっかく, kekkaku) is a Japanese noun meaning “tuberculosis; TB”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: けっかく
Romaji: kekkaku
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

tuberculosis; TB · noun
concretion · noun

Example sentences

何年か前には、結核にかかっていると知らされることは死の宣告を聞くのに等しかった。

Some years ago, learning that one had tuberculosis amounted to hearing a sentence of death.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 結核

結

tie, bind, contractケツ・ケチ・むす.ぶ・ゆ.う · 12 strokes

核

nucleus, core, kernelカク · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 結核.

結構けっこうsplendid結婚けっこんmarriage結果けっかresult結局けっきょくafter all結論けつろんconclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.)結ぶむすぶto tie結合けつごうcombination結晶けっしょうcrystal結成けっせいformation結束けっそくunion妥結だけつsettlement団結だんけつunity結びむすびending結び付きむすびつきconnection

Source: JMdict entry 1254710 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.