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肢

limb
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingシ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. limbRtK
    前者の選択肢を支持している人が多いが、私は後者のほうが好きだ。Many support the former alternative, but I prefer the latter.tatoeba
    どちらの選択肢も慎重に検討した。We have given careful thought to both alternatives.tatoeba
  2. arms & legs
  1. foot
  2. paw
  3. arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.)
  4. leg
  5. gait

Radicals and components

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

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moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · branch · ten (十) · needle (丨) · crotch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 771

Compound words

下肢かし
lower limbs; legs
四肢しし
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
肢体したい
limbs; arms and legs; body
選択肢せんたくし
choices; alternatives; options
義肢ぎし
artificial limb
後肢こうし
hindlimb
上肢じょうし
upper limbs
前肢まえあし
forefoot
後ろ肢うしろあし
hind leg
海豹肢症あざらしししょう
phocomelia
肢体不自由児したいふじゆうじ
physically disabled child

Additional Examples

彼女はあでやかな肢体で男性の人気を得た。
Her bewitching body made her very popular with men.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 肢

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step