Readings

Kana: ケン、かた
Romaji: ken, kata
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

shoulder

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  63
Frequency:  1215
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-1-7
Korean Reading:  gyeon
Chinese Reading:  jian1
Unicode:  80a9
JIS:  382A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1947
Nelson Index: 1820
New Nelson Index: 4776
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4m4.1
Four Corner Index: 3022.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1212
Gakken Index: 1041
Daikanwanjiten Index: 29299X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0260
Remembering the kanji Index: 1077
Kanji Flashcards Index: 841
Kodansha Compact Index: 1014
Kanji in Context Index: 1084
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1238
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1703
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1086
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1158
Essential Kanji Index: 1215
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2446
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3046
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1190

Words

(かた)
shoulder
右肩 (みぎかた)
right shoulder
強肩 (きょうけん)
strong throwing arm
比肩 (ひけん)
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
路肩 (ろけん、ろかた)
shoulder of a road; berm
肩書 (かたがき)
title; degree; address (on letter); criminal record
左肩 (ひだりかた)
left shoulder
肩代わり (かたがわり)
takeover; subrogation; shouldering another's debt
肩章 (けんしょう)
shoulder strap; epaulet; epaulette
なで肩 (なでがた)
sloping shoulders
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