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肩

Shoulder
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingケン
Kun readingかた
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 8Level 24

Meanings

  1. shoulderRtK

Homonyms

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Same reading (かた)
方 · direction型 · type過多 · excess潟 · lagoon

Radicals and components

Radical肉meat
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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door (戸) · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · flag (方) · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1158

Compound words

肩こりかたこり
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
肩書きかたがき
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status
肩代わりかたがわり
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
肩巾ひれ
shawl (on shoulder of woman's dress)
肩肱かたひじ
shoulders and elbows
肩車かたぐるま
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders
肩章けんしょう
shoulder mark
肩身かたみ
shoulders
肩幅かたはば
shoulder width (breadth)
肩凝りかたこり
stiff neck
肩胛骨けんこうこつ
shoulder blade
肩をもつかたをもつ
to side with (someone)
肩を持つかたをもつ
to side with (someone)
肩掛け鞄かたかけかばん
shoulder bag
肩寄せるかたよせる
to be (standing) together, an arm across the other's shoulder
肩が閊えるかたがつかえる
to have stiff shoulders
肩を竦めるかたをすくめる
to shrug one's shoulders
肩身が狭いかたみがせまい
feeling ashamed
肩身が広いかたみがひろい
(feeling) proud
肩をすくめるかたをすくめる
to shrug one's shoulders
肩を聳やかすかたをそびやかす
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)

Additional Examples

彼は彼女の肩に手を触れた。
He touched her on the shoulder.tatoeba
彼は彼女の肩のまわりに腕をまわした。
He put his arm around her shoulders.tatoeba
彼は彼女の肩にそっと手を置いた。
He put a hand gently on her shoulder.tatoeba
彼は弟の肩をポンとたたいた。
He patted his brother on the shoulder.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Shoulder. 戸 + 月 (body) — the part of the body you load things onto.

Practice Writing

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