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Readings

Kana: シツ、ひざ
Romaji: shitsu, hiza
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

knee, lap

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  130
Frequency:  2320
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-4-11
Korean Reading:  seul
Chinese Reading:  xi1
Unicode:  819d
JIS:  4928

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3814
New Nelson Index: 4868
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4b11.4
Four Corner Index: 7423.2
Japanese Names Index: 2281
Daikanwanjiten Index: 29837
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0361
Remembering the kanji Index: 2461
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 985
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1002
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1359
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3942

Words

(ひざ)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
膝行 (しっこう)
moving forward by sliding on one's knees (in the presence of high-ranking individuals)
膝詰め (ひざづめ)
knee to knee
膝元 (ひざもと、しっか)
near one's knee; under the protection of (e.g. one's parents); under the care of; territory of a powerful person; address used after the names of one's parents, grandparents, etc. in a letter
膝蓋骨 (しつがいこつ)
kneecap; patella
躄る (いざる)
to crawl; to shuffle along
膝関節 (しつかんせつ)
knee joint
膝詰め談判 (ひざづめだんぱん)
direct negotiations; pressing a demand with a face-to-face talk
膝小僧 (ひざこぞう)
kneecap
膝頭 (ひざがしら)
kneecap
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