膈 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「月」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「月」
- On
- カク
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- the diaphragm
Origin
Flesh 月 with 鬲 as phonetic: the membrane that divides chest from belly.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 横膈膜おうかくまく
the diaphragm
- 膈へだて
a partition
Example
横膈膜が上下して息をする。
The diaphragm rises and falls and they breathe.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)