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肘

肘 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. ひじ、腕の関節。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「肉」+音符「寸」。「ひじ」を意味する漢語｛肘｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

elbow, arm

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • チュウ
Kun (native)
  • ひじJHS
Other languages
  • 拼音zhou3
  • 한글ju
  • Hán-ViệtTrửu

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
7 strokes
Radical
肉(にく)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+8098

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰月寸

Words using this kanji

  • 肘ひじ（ひじ）腕の上腕と前腕の間にある関節。elbow
  • 肘鉄ひじてつ肘を突き出してのけること。肘鉄砲。 相手からの申し出、要求、誘いを断ること。elbowing (someone), rejection, rebuff
  • 肘枕ひじまくらresting one's head on one's arm or elbow
  • 肘木ひじきancon, bracket, corbel piece
  • 肘頭ひじがしらolecranon
  • 肘掛けひじかけarmrest (of a chair), elbow rest
  • 肘鉄砲ひじでっぽう肘を突き出してのけること。肘鉄。 相手からの申し出、要求、誘いを断ること。elbowing (someone), rejection, rebuff
  • 肘当てひじあて(detachable) elbow rest, arm rest, elbow pad, elbow strike (karate)
  • 肘打ちひじうちelbow strike (karate)
  • 肘関節ちゅうかんせつelbow joint
  • 肘張るひじばるto stick out one's elbows, to be obstinate, to be haughty
  • 肘掛け椅子ひじかけいす脇に肘掛けを取り付けた椅子。armchair, chair with arm rests, senior staff
  • 肘頭滑液包炎ちゅうとうかつえきほうえんolecranon bursitis
  • 肘頭滑液嚢炎ちゅうとうかつえきのうえんolecranoid bursitis, miner's elbow

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-4-3
Four Corner
7420.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4b3.3
Heisig
46
Nelson
3730