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膝

膝 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. ひざ。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「肉」+音符「桼」。「ひざ」を意味する漢語｛膝｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

knee, lap

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • シツ
Kun (native)
  • ひざJHS
Other languages
  • 拼音xi1
  • 한글seul
  • Hán-ViệtTất

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

Basics

Strokes
15 strokes
Radical
肉(にく)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+819D

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰月桼

Words using this kanji

  • 膝ひざ（ひざ）脚の腿と脛の間にある関節。knee, lap, knee and thigh (while sitting)
  • 膝頭ひざがしら足の膝関節の前面部分。膝蓋。膝小僧。kneecap
  • 膝元ひざもと膝の側。膝に近い所。 身に近い所。身近な所。 父母や貴人のもと。膝下。near one's knee, (by) one's side, (at) one's hand, place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.)
  • 膝行しっこう貴人などの前でひざまずき膝で進退すること。moving forward by sliding on one's knees (in the presence of high-ranking individuals)
  • 膝枕ひざまくら他人の膝（太股のあたり）を枕にして横になること。laying one's head in someone's lap, using someone's lap for a pillow
  • 膝膕しっかく膝の後ろのくぼんだ部分。膝窩。popliteal fossa
  • 膝窩しっか膝の後ろのくぼんだ部分。膝膕。popliteal fossa, popliteal space, area behind the knee
  • 膝丈ひざたけknee-length (clothing)
  • 膝下ひざした膝の下。 父母のもと。自分を庇護してくれる人のもと。 手紙の脇付の一つ。父母に対して用いる。below the knee
  • 膝上ひざうえabove the knee, on one's lap
  • 膝車ひざぐるまkneecap, knee wheel (judo)
  • 膝射しっしゃ膝を地につけた姿勢で射撃すること。shooting from a kneeling position, kneeling shot
  • 膝部しつぶ膝の部分。knee (region)
  • 膝裏ひざうらarea behind the knee
  • 膝蓋しつがいpatella, kneecap
  • 膝蓋骨しつがいこつ膝の前面にある皿の形をした骨。kneecap, patella
  • 膝関節ひざかんせつknee joint
  • 膝小僧ひざこぞう足の膝関節の前面部分。膝蓋。膝頭。kneecap
  • 膝拍子ひざびょうしkeeping time by tapping one's knees
  • 膝詰めひざづめ(sitting) knee-to-knee, face-to-face

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-4-11
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7423.2
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4b11.4
Heisig
1002
Nelson
3814