膝 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「月」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「月」
- On
- シツしつ · shitsu
- Kun
- ひざhiza
- Meaning
- knee
Stroke order
Origin
Flesh plus a phonetic element: the joint at which the leg bends — the knee.
Readings and examples
| Kunひざhiza | 膝ひざ膝頭ひざがしら |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 膝頭ひざがしら
kneecap
- 膝元ひざもと
at one’s knee; close at hand
Example
転んで膝をすりむいた。
I fell and scraped my knee.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)