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knee
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingシツ
Kun readingひざ

Meanings

  1. kneeRtK
  2. lap
  1. knee and thigh (while sitting)

Synonyms

ニー

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

moon () · month () · flesh () · part of the body () · tree () · wood () · umbrella · grains of rice

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1002

Compound words

彼は片をついて身をかがめた。
He ducked down on one knee.tatoeba
彼はまで泥に浸かっていた。
He was knee deep in mud.tatoeba
彼はの怪我のため、大事をとってトーナメントには出場しないことにした。
He decided to play it safe and pull out of the tournament due to his injured knee.tatoeba
彼はまもなく親の元を離れる。
He leaves the parental roof soon.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

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