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肱 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「月」

道
準1University / general ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「月」
On
コウこう · kō
Kun
かいな・ひじ・まるいkaina · hiji · marui
Meaning
elbow; arm

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Flesh 月 with 厷 as phonetic: the joint of the arm — the elbow.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 股肱ここう

    trusted right-hand man

  • 肱ひじ

    elbow

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

長(なが)く王(おう)の股肱(ここう)として仕(つか)えた。

They long served as the king's right-hand man.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 月Map of reading コウAll maps

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