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肩

肩 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Origin of the character

現在「戸」と書かれる部分が原字で、牛の肩甲骨を象る象形文字。のちに「肉」を加えて「肩」となる。「とびら」を意味する「戸」とは関係がない。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

shoulder

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ケンHS
Kun (native)
  • かたJHS
Other languages
  • 拼音jian1
  • 한글gyeon
  • Hán-ViệtKiên

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

Basics

Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
肉(にく)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+80A9

Components

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

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿸户⺝

Words using this kanji

  • 肩かた（かた）うでの胴体に付く関節の上の箇所。shoulder
  • 肩書きかたがき氏名の右上に職名、職業、学位などを書くこと。また、そのような職名や職業など。title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord), job title, position (in a company), degree
  • 肩代わりかたがわりtaking over (another's debt, work), shouldering someone else's burden, subrogation
  • 肩こりかたこり首の後ろから肩にかけての箇所に、筋肉疲労などの不快感を感じること。stiff neck, stiff shoulders
  • 肩身かたみshoulders, body, honour, honor
  • 肩たたきかたたたきpounding lightly on the shoulders (to relieve stiffness), shoulder massage, massage stick for pounding the shoulders, tapping on the shoulder (as a hint to resign)
  • 肩透かしかたすかしunder-shoulder swing-down, dodging, parrying (questions), disappointment
  • 肩入れかたいれ衣服の肩の部分に別の布を当てて縫うこと。 贔屓すること。support, backing, patronage
  • 肩幅かたはば一方の肩からもう一方の肩までの幅。shoulder width (breadth)
  • 肩巾ひれshawl (on shoulder of woman's dress)
  • 肩車かたぐるま人を両肩に首を挟んで跨がせて担ぎ上げること。giving someone a ride on one's shoulders, shoulder wheel (judo)
  • 肩章けんしょう爵位を有する者、文官、武官が制服の肩に着ける飾章。shoulder mark, shoulder board, epaulette, epaulet
  • 肩先かたさき(top of) shoulder
  • 肩部けんぶ肩の部分。shoulder
  • 肩肘かたひじshoulders and elbows
  • 肩山かたやまhighest part of the shoulder (of clothing)
  • 肩衝かたつきtea container having pronounced "shoulders" near the neck
  • 肩口かたぐちtop of the shoulders, tip of the shoulder, collar
  • 肩高けんこうwithers (height from ground to shoulder blades in animals)
  • 肩帯けんたいpectoral girdle, shoulder girdle

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

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3022.7
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1158
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1820