What does kanji 茎 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 茎 is stalk.

How is kanji 茎 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 茎 are くき; the onyomi readings are ケイ, キョウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 茎?

The main radical for kanji 茎 is 艸.

What words use kanji 茎?

Example words that use kanji 茎 include 茎, 茎若布, 茎茶, 茎頂.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

茎

Meaning

Kanji 茎

stalk

stalk, stem

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: くき
Onyomi 音読み: ケイキョウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Old form: 莖 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #2013
Strokes: 8
Radical: 艸
Components: 又 • 土 • 艾
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: 径 • 怪 • 経 • 圣 • 𦙾 • 軽 • 頚

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Showing 33 of 52 entries that include this kanji.

茎

くき

stalk

茎若布

くきわかめ

wakame stem

茎茶

くきちゃ

twig tea

茎頂

けいちょう

tip of a stem (of a plant)

茎漬

くきづけ

salt pickling of a turnip or daikon, incl. leaves and stalk

茎葉

けいよう

stems and leaves

茎葉植物

けいようしょくぶつ

cormophyte

茎葉体

けいようたい

corm

中子

なかご

core

クリトリス包茎

クリトリスほうけい

clitoral phimosis

一茎

ひとくき

one stem

芋がら

いもがら

dried taro stem

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

この花は茎が長い。

This flower has a long stem.

茎をはさみで切ってください。

Please cut the stem with scissors.

この野菜は茎まで食べられる。

You can eat even the stem of this vegetable.

茎が折れてしまった。

The stem got broken.

細い茎が風に揺れている。

The thin stem is swaying in the wind.

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