踵 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning

heel

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ショウ
Kun (native)
  • かかと
  • くび(す)
  • きび(す)
  • つ(ぐ)
Other languages
  • 拼音zhong3
  • 한글jong
  • Hán-ViệtChủng

Basics

Strokes
16 strokes
Radical
足(あし)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+8E35

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰𧾷重

Words using this kanji

  • かかとheel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
  • 踵骨しょうこつ足根骨の一つで、舟状骨と距骨をつないで近位足根骨を構成し、単独でかかとを形成する他、腓骨、脛骨をつないで足首を形成する。calcaneus, calcaneum, heel bone
  • 踵を返すきびすをかえす後戻りする。引き返す。to turn on one's heel, to turn back, to return

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(5 results)

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