膝
knee; lap
15 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 2320.
Readings
- ひざ (kun reading): 膝 (ひざ) knee; 膝枕 (ひざまくら) laying one's head in someone's lap
- シツ (on reading): 膝蓋骨 (しつがいこつ) kneecap; 膝蓋 (しつがい) patella
- Read as a whole word: 牛膝 (いのこずち) Japanese chaff flower (Achyranthes japonica)
Components
Words using 膝
- 膝 (ひざ) knee
- 膝枕 (ひざまくら) laying one's head in someone's lap
- 膝立ち (ひざだち) kneeling
- 膝蹴り (ひざげり) knee strike
- 膝関節 (ひざかんせつ) knee joint
- 膝蓋骨 (しつがいこつ) kneecap
- 膝蓋 (しつがい) patella
- 膝蓋腱反射 (しつがいけんはんしゃ) kneecap (patellar) reflex
- 膝行 (しっこう) moving forward by sliding on one's knees (in the presence of high-ranking individuals)
- 膝蓋腱 (しつがいけん) patellar tendon
- 牛膝 (いのこずち) Japanese chaff flower (Achyranthes japonica)
57 words in all.