Meaning

Primary

Stretcher

Alternative

Litter

Word Type

noun

Explanation

It will carry or bear people like a shelf. This thing that carries people is a stretcher or litter.

Reading

たんか
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Context Sentences

あそこ家の息子さん、交通事故に巻き込まれて担架で病院に担ぎ込まれたんだけど、結局植物状態になっちゃったんだって。

Their son was in a car accident and was carried to the hospital on a stretcher, but he ended up in a vegetative state.

Kanji Composition