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茎

stalk
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingケイ、キョウ
Kun readingくき
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. stalkRtK
  2. stem

Radicals and components

Radical艸grassComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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

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

Compound words

芋茎ずいき
taro stem
陰茎いんけい
penis
花茎かけい
scape
球茎きゅうけい
corm
歯茎はぐき
gums
地下茎ちかけい
underground stem
直立茎ちょくりつけい
erect stem
包茎ほうけい
phimosis

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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