膝

15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade

knee, lap

Kun'yomi
  • ひざ
    		knee ②lap
On'yomi
  • シツ

Main Radical

肉(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ひざ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

knee, lap
ひざ　シツ (11th)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
lacquer(漆) variant
シツ　うるし
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
water radical variant (no. 85)
スイ

Common Words

ひざ
膝
knee ②lap
ひざ
膝
まくら
枕
laying one's head in someone's lap
　
お
ひざ
膝
もと
元
beside a nobleman ②place where a high ranking person resides ③place under one's direct control
ひざ
膝
げ
蹴
　
り
knee strike
ひざ
膝
もと
元
near one's knee ②(by) one's side ③place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.) ④territory of a powerful person
かた
片
ひざ
膝
one knee
ひざ
膝
うえ
上
above the knee
りょう
両
ひざ
膝
both knees
ひざ
膝
こ
小
ぞう
僧
kneecap
ひざ
膝
づ
詰
　
め
(sitting) knee-to-knee
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References

Unicode hex code 819D
JIS X 0208 1-41-8
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3814
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4868
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1359
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 985
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2461
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1002
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2281
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 29837
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1917
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4b11.4
Four corner code 7423.2
De Roo Code 3942