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stalk
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingケイキョウ
Kun readingくき

Meanings

  1. stalkRtK
    状態悪いですねYour gums are in bad shape.tatoeba
    当たるところはないですかDoes anything touch your gums?tatoeba
  2. stem

Radicals and components

Radicalgrass
Components
How it's built

Mnemonic (RtK)

flowers () · spool · clod · toilet paper · crotch · soil () · dirt () · ground ()

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 772

Compound words

が炎症を起こしているようなのですが。
I think I have a gum infection.tatoeba
が炎症を起こしています。
You have a gum infection.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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