Meaning

Primary

Secretion

Alternative

Discharge

Word Type

noun, verbal noun, の adjective

Explanation

Part of you is starting to secrete some kind of secretion. It's kinda gross, so maybe you should go to the doctor to check if it's normal.

Reading

ぶんぴつ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. But is using an on'yomi reading you haven't learned yet (ひつ), which also happens to get rendaku'd here, so use this mnemonic to remember it:

The part of your body that produces the most secretions is… your pits (ぴつ). Yeah, it's a gross image, but next time you're walking around Tokyo in summer and "secreting" through your shirt, at least you'll have the vocab to describe all that 分泌.

Context

Context Sentences

胃液は1日1~2Lも分泌されています。

Around 1-2 liters of gastric juices are secreted each day.

Kanji Composition