Kanken 1
腮

Meaning

Kanji 腮

jaw

jaw

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
あごえら
Onyomi 音読み
サイ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
-
Frequency
-
Strokes
13
Radical
-
Components
-
Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji
慮 • 偲 • 葸 • 愢 • 崽 • 思 • 緦

Related vocabulary

3 common entries

Showing 3 of 4 entries that include this kanji.

顎

がく

barb (of a fishhook)

顎門

あぎと

chin

鰓

えら

angle of the mandible

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は転んで腮を強く打った。

He fell and hit his jaw hard.

この字の腮にはあごという意味がある。

This character has the meaning of jaw.

寒さで腮のあたりがこわばった。

The area around my jaw became stiff from the cold.

医者は腮の骨に異常がないか調べた。

The doctor checked whether there was any problem with the jawbone.

先生は腮が口の下の部分を表すと説明した。

The teacher explained that this character refers to the part below the mouth.