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膝

Knee

Joyo general useTop 2,000-2,500 Β· #232015 strokes

Meanings

Knee, Lap

On'yomi

し぀

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

ひざ

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 膝

膝 is written in 15 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

膝 (Knee) is not taught on WaniKani. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #2320 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 15 strokes.

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