肩
肩 — Shoulder
shoulder
On’yomiケン (ken)
Kun’yomiかた (kata)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 肩
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肩 | かた kata | shoulder |
| 肩書 | かたがき katagaki | title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company) |
| 肩こり | かたこり katakori | stiff neck; stiff shoulders |
| 肩代わり | かたがわり katagawari | taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation |
| 肩身 | かたみ katami | shoulders; body; honour |
| 強肩 | きょうけん kyouken | strong throwing arm |
Study notes
肩 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1215 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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