How do you read 睾丸?

睾丸 is read こうがん (kougan), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 睾丸?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 睾丸 in romaji?

睾丸 is written kougan in romaji, also spelled kogan.

What kanji are in 睾丸?

睾 (Testicles); 丸 (Round, Full (month)).

睾丸こうがん

こうがん · kougan (also spelled kogan)

noun

Testicle, testicles, testes

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Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

睾Testicles 音こう 14 strokes 丸Round, Full (month), Perfection 音がん訓まる・まる.める JLPT N2 · 3 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

丸まるcircle, full (month)丸々まるまるcompletely 日の丸ひのまるthe Japanese flag 丸ごとまるごとin its entirety, whole, wholly 丸めるまるめるto make round, to round off, to roll up 真ん丸いまんまるいperfectly circular

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What does 睾丸 mean?

Testicle, testicles, testes.

How do you pronounce 睾丸?

こうがん (kougan). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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