咽
イン, エン, エツ, むせ.ぶ, むせ.る, のど, の.む

choked, smothered, stuffy

JLPT0 G7 S9 F5000

As per 因# (superimpose) + 口 mouth → food superimposed over the pharynx in swallowing → *swallow* (compare 嚥) → *throat*. Also, *choke*.

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