What does kanji 肢 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 肢 is limb.

How is kanji 肢 read?

The onyomi readings for kanji 肢 are シ.

What is the main radical of kanji 肢?

The main radical for kanji 肢 is 肉.

What words use kanji 肢?

Example words that use kanji 肢 include 肢, 肢体, 肢体不自由児, 肢体不自由者.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

肢

Meaning

Kanji 肢

limb

limb, arms & legs

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
Onyomi 音読み: シ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Old form: (tidak ada) • Added to Jōyō: 1981

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #2289
Strokes: 8
Radical: 肉
Components: 十 • 又 • 支 • 月
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 29 common entries

Showing 29 of 35 entries that include this kanji.

肢

あし

bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji

肢体

したい

limbs

肢体不自由児

したいふじゆうじ

physically disabled child

肢体不自由者

したいふじゆうしゃ

physically disabled person

肢帯

したい

girdle (e.g. pelvic girdle, pectoral girdle)

四肢

しし

the (four) limbs

下肢

かし

lower limbs

選択肢

せんたくし

choices

回答選択肢

かいとうせんたくし

answer choices (e.g. for a questionnaire)

関節肢

かんせつし

jointed appendage

義肢

ぎし

artificial limb

幻影肢

げんえいし

phantom limb

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は事故で四肢を失った。

He lost his limbs in the accident.

義肢の使用には慣れが必要です。

Using artificial limbs requires getting used to.

クモは八本の肢を持っている。

Spiders have eight legs.

選択肢は三つあります。

There are three options.

彼女の肢体はしなやかだ。

Her limbs are supple.