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腕

腕 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning

arm, ability, talent

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ワンJHS
Kun (native)
  • うでJHS
Other languages
  • 拼音wan4
  • 한글wan
  • Hán-ViệtOản

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

Basics

Strokes
12 strokes
Radical
肉(にく)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+8155

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰月宛

Words using this kanji

  • 腕うで（うで）ひじと手首との間。 （うで）意味1より転じて、肩と手首の間の総称。 （うで）わざまえ。技量。arm, ability, skill, talent
  • 腕時計うでどけいwristwatch, watch
  • 腕前うでまえability, skill, facility
  • 腕力わんりょく自分の希望などを通すために相手を殴ったり、押さえつけたりする肉体的な力。 （比喩的）意思決定に際し、意向を強引に押し通すこと。またそのような能力。strength in one's arms, physical strength, muscular strength, force
  • 腕白わんぱく悪戯好きで、言うことを聞かないさま。主にそのような子供に対して使われる。腕白坊主。naughty, mischievous, unruly
  • 腕組みうでぐみfolding one's arms
  • 腕章わんしょうおもに洋服の腕の部分に巻いたり取り付けたりする記章や飾章。armband, arm band, brassard
  • 腕立て伏せうでたてふせpush-up (exercise), press-up
  • 腕かいな（うで）ひじと手首との間。 （うで）意味1より転じて、肩と手首の間の総称。 （うで）わざまえ。技量。arm, upper arm
  • 腕輪うでわ「うでわ」の漢字表記。bracelet, bangle
  • 腕首うでくびwrist
  • 腕木うでぎcrossarm, bracket, blade, semaphore
  • 腕枕うでまくらusing one's arms as a pillow
  • 腕骨わんこつ手根骨。wristbone, carpus, carpal bone
  • 腕袋うでぶくろarm glove, arm warmer
  • 腕貫うでぬきarm glove, arm warmer, sleevelet, bracelet
  • 腕毛うでげarm hair
  • 腕法わんぽう書を書くときの腕の構え方。way of holding a calligraphy brush, position of the arm used for a particular type of calligraphy
  • 腕先うでさきend of arm
  • 腕甲わんこうbrassard (armor), brassart, rerebrace, vambrace

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-4-8
Four Corner
7321.2
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4b8.6
Heisig
1522
Nelson
3786