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腱

腱 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 随意筋を骨に結びつける組織、すじ。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「肉」＋音符「建」。「筋のつけね」を表す漢語｛腱｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

tendon

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ケン
  • キン
Other languages
  • 拼音jian4
  • 한글geon
  • Hán-ViệtKiện
  • Hán-ViệtKiên

Basics

Strokes
13 strokes
Radical
肉(にく)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+8171

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰月建

Words using this kanji

  • 腱けん（ケン）骨格筋の両端にあって、筋肉を骨に付着させる線維性の結合組織。tendon
  • 腱鞘けんしょう腱の周囲を筒のように包む鞘。sheath of tendon
  • 腱板けんばんrotator cuff
  • 腱炎けんえんtendinitis, tendonitis
  • 腱膜けんまくaponeurosis
  • 腱索けんさくcord, tendinous cord
  • 腱鞘炎けんしょうえんtenosynovitis, tendonitis, tendinitis
  • 腱膜瘤けんまくりゅうbunion
  • 腱反射けんはんしゃtendon reflex
  • 腱板損傷けんばんそんしょうrotator cuff tear
  • 腱板疎部けんばんそぶrotator interval, rotator cuff interval

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

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