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Kanji Detail for 肩 - "shoulder"

肩

  • Meaning

    肩 means "shoulder." Also associated with to bear, young animal.

    1. Shoulder - The part connecting the arm and torso.

    2. To bear - To carry on the shoulder; to endure.

    3. Young animal - A three-year-old animal.

  • Words using 肩

    • 肩書き かたがき Listen title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company)
    • 肩こり かたこり Listen stiff neck; stiff shoulders

  • Tattoo check: 肩

    • Verified meaning: shoulder
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かた)
    • Also carries these associations: to bear, young animal

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 肩

    Surnames 肩(かた)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    shoulder

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    shoulders; to shoulder; bear

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    shoulders; to shoulder, to bear

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Below the neck where the two arms connect. | Shoulders are for carrying loads. Hence carrying is called 肩 (to shoulder). Relieving responsibility is called 息肩 (resting the shoulders). Based on (Zuo Zhuan).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ken(ケン) ケン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kata(かた) かた

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    肉 月 (niku・nikuzuki)

  • Related Keywords

    shoulder to bear young animal blade carry endure arm joint muscle anatomy posture strength mobility connecting upper body

Sentences including 肩

  • It's no use playing tough.

  • Don't always take sides with him.

  • Her hair fell over her shoulder.

  • What ! you going to take her side again !?

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