咽

throat; to be choked

Kanji 1960

Investigate the connection between choking and weeping, as well as between the throat, "vital passage," and "key position." Learn to say, "I was choked by smoke" and "She can't talk about her mother without choking up." See how two kanji technically represent different parts of the throat. And discover what it means figuratively for a hand to come out of the throat.