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股 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「月」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「月」
On
コこ · ko
Kun
また・ももmata · momo
Meaning
thigh; crotch

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Flesh plus splitting in two: where the body divides into legs — the thigh and crotch.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onコこko股間こかん股関節こかんせつ
Kunまたmata内股うちまた大股おおまた

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 股間こかん

    the crotch

  • 大股おおまた

    long strides

More words with this kanji

  • 蟹股がにまた
  • 股肱ここう
  • 二股ふたまた

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

大股(おおまた)で歩(ある)いて先頭(せんとう)に追(お)いついた。

I walked in long strides and caught up with the front.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 月Map of reading コAll maps

Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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