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脛

脛 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. （すね、はぎ）脚のうち膝からくるぶしまでの部分。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「肉」+音符「巠」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

leg, shin

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ケイ
Kun (native)
  • すね
  • はぎ
Other languages
  • 拼音jing4
  • 한글gyeong
  • Hán-ViệtHĩnh

Basics

Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
肉(にく)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+811B

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰月巠

Words using this kanji

  • 脛すね（すね、はぎ）脚のうち膝からくるぶしまでの部分。shin, shank, lower leg
  • 脛骨けいこつ下腿の内側にある骨。腓骨とともに下腿の骨格を成す。tibia, shinbone
  • 脛巾はばきleggings, gaiters
  • 脛節けいせつ昆虫類の足の第四肢節。腿節と跗節の間に位置する。tibia (of an insect)
  • 脛齧りすねかじりsponger (e.g. off one's parents), hanger-on, freeloader, leech
  • 脛擦りすねこすりsunekosuri
  • 脛を齧るすねをかじるto depend on someone else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents')
  • 脛骨動脈けいこつどうみゃくtibial artery
  • 脛に疵持つすねにきずもつto have a guilty conscience

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(16 results)

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