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茎 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「艹」

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準2High school level ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
On
ケイ・キョウけい・きょう · kei · kyō
Kun
くきkuki
Meaning
stalk; stem

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Grass plus running straight through: the upright stalk of a plant.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onケイけいkei球茎きゅうけい地下茎ちかけい
Kunくきkuki茎くき歯茎はぐき

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 地下茎ちかけい

    rhizome; underground stem

  • 歯茎はぐき

    gums

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

花(はな)の茎(くき)を短(みじか)く切(き)って生(い)けた。

I cut the flower stems short and arranged them.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

Map of radical 艹Map of reading ケイAll maps

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