莖 — readings, stroke count and radical

brushStroke order

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

menu_bookMeaning (Japanese)

1. くき。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

brushOrigin of the character

形声。「艸」+音符「巠」。「くき」「みき」を意味する漢語｛莖｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

stem, stalk

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• ケイ
• キョウ

Kun (native)

• くき

Other languages

• 拼音jing1
• 한글gyeong
• Hán-ViệtHành

infoBasics

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

艸(くさ)

JIS level

Level 2

Unicode

U+8396

grid_viewComponents

• 一いち
• 巛かわ
• 工え
• 艹くさかんむり

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱艹巠

compare_arrowsVariants

• 茎Standard form

infoLookup codes

SKIP

2-3-7

Four Corner

4410.1

Spahn–Hadamitzky

3k5.23

Nelson

3942