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腎 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「月」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「月」
On
ジンじん · jin
Kun
—
Meaning
kidney

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Flesh plus firmness: the firm organ inside the body — the kidney.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onジンじんjin腎臓じんぞう肝腎かんじん

「肝腎」は，「肝心」とも書く。

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 腎臓じんぞう

    kidney

  • 肝腎かんじん

    essential; vital

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

病院(びょういん)で腎臓(じんぞう)の検査(けんさ)を受(う)けた。

I had my kidneys examined at the hospital.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

肝腎腎臓腎肝liver臓intern…肘elbow股thigh脇side脊spine腺gland人person刃blade壬ninth…仁humani…仞fathom
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Compound

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