椎 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「木」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「木」
- On
- ツイ・スイ
- Kun
- つち・う.つ
- Meaning
- chinquapin; vertebra
Origin
Wood plus a phonetic element: the chinquapin tree; also used for the stacked bones of the spine.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ツイ | 椎間板・脊椎 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 脊椎せきつい
the spine; vertebrae
- 椎間板ついかんばん
intervertebral disc
Example
腰が痛むので脊椎の検査をした。
My back hurt, so I had my spine examined.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)