What does kanji 膝 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 膝 is knee.

How is kanji 膝 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 膝 are ひざ; the onyomi readings are シツ.

What is the main radical of kanji 膝?

The main radical for kanji 膝 is 肉.

What words use kanji 膝?

Example words that use kanji 膝 include 膝, 膝がしら, 膝かっくん, 膝が笑う.

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膝

Meaning

Kanji 膝

knee

knee, lap

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ひざ
Onyomi 音読み: シツ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #2320
Strokes: 15
Radical: 肉
Components: 个 • 月 • 木 • 水
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: 桼 • 漆 • 㯃 • 厀 • 㓼 • 䣛 • 㯡

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Showing 22 of 57 entries that include this kanji.

膝

ひざ

knee

膝がしら

ひざがしら

kneecap

膝かっくん

ひざかっくん

knee dislocation

膝が笑う

ひざがわらう

to have one's knees be about to give way

膝とも談合

ひざともだんごう

two heads are better than one

膝の皿

ひざのさら

kneecap

膝まくら

ひざまくら

laying one's head in someone's lap

膝をかかえる

ひざをかかえる

to hug one's knees

膝をつく

ひざをつく

to fall to one's knees

膝を交えて

ひざをまじえて

intimately

膝を崩す

ひざをくずす

to sit at ease

膝を抱く

ひざをいだく

to beg

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5 reference sentences

膝が痛いです。

My knee hurts.

猫が彼女の膝の上で寝ている。

The cat is sleeping on her lap.

彼は地面に膝をついた。

He knelt on the ground.

水は膝の高さまであった。

The water was knee-deep.

彼女は膝の上に本を置いた。

She placed a book on her lap.

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