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膂

Readings

Kana: リョ、ロ、せぼね

Romaji: ryo, ro, sebone

Kana

Romaji

Meaning

backbone

Stroke Diagram

Kanji Info

Stroke Count: 14

Radical Number: 130

Frequency:

Grade:

Skip Pattern: 2-10-4

Korean Reading: ryeo

Chinese Reading: lu:3

Unicode: 8182

JIS: 6730

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3807

New Nelson Index: 4858

Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4b10.8

Four Corner Index: 0822.7

Daikanwanjiten Index: 29755

Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0352

Words

膂力 (りょりょく)

physical strength; the strength of one's muscles

膂宍 (そしし、そじし)

meat, flesh, or muscles along the spine

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