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Kanji Detail for 膝 - "knee, under one's knee"
膝
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Meaning
膝 means "knee, under one's knee."
Knee - The joint between thigh and shin; the kneecap.
Under one's knee - Under one's care or protection.
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Tattoo check: 膝
- Verified meaning: knee, under one's knee
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
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.
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
knee; lap
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
knee
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
old variant of 膝[xi1]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
knee
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Where the thigh and shin connect is called 膝 (knee). There is a joint that can bend and extend. Hence kneeling is called 屈膝 (bending the knee). Addressing parents as 膝下 (beneath your knees). Based on (Classic of Filial Piety). Such as saying 膝下承歡 (serving parents) and such.
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Sentences including 膝
膝が痛む。
My knee hurts.
膝が痛いな。
My knee hurts.
膝がすごく痛い。
My knee hurts a lot.
膝がまだ痛むの？
Does your knee still hurt?
The snow was knee deep.
Bend your knees and look in front of you.
トムは膝を擦りむいた。
Tom scraped his knee.
トムは膝を痛めている。
Tom has a sore knee.
She put her elbows on her knees.
I dandled the baby on my knee.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
その中に知った人を一人ももたない私も、こういう賑やかな景色の中に裹まれて、砂の上に寝そべってみたり、膝頭を波に打たしてそこいらを跳ね廻るのは愉快であった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
そうして自分が欺かれた返報に、残酷な復讐をするようになるものだから」「そりゃどういう意味ですか」「かつてはその人の膝の前に跪いたという記憶が、今度はその人の頭の上に足を載せさせようとするのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
もしそれが源因だとすれば、私の責任だけはなくなるんだから、それだけでも私大変楽になれるんですが、……」「どんな事ですか」奥さんはいい渋って膝の上に置いた自分の手を眺めていた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
その戸棚の一｜尺ばかり開いている隙間から、お嬢さんは何か引き出して膝の上へ置いて眺めているらしかったのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
その戸棚の一｜尺ばかり開いている隙間から、お嬢さんは何か引き出して膝の上へ置いて眺めているらしかったのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
More kanji with the radical 肉 月 (niku・nikuzuki)
- 肉 meat, body, to gain weight
- 肋 rib
- 肌 skin, surface, texture
- 肖 to resemble, portrait, small
- 肘 elbow, to restrain
- 肝 liver, heart, key point
- 股 thigh, crotch, branch
- 肢 limb, extremity, branch
- 肥 fertile, fat, to fatten
- 肩 shoulder, to bear, young animal
- 肪 fat, fatty
- 肯 to consent, to affirm, willing
- 育 to give birth, to raise, to grow
- 肴 cooked meat, to disturb, side dish
- 肺 lung, heart, red
- 胃 stomach, to digest
- 胆 gallbladder, courage, nerve
- 背 back, to abandon, to betray
- 胎 womb, fetus, pregnancy
- 胞 cell, membrane, sibling
- 胡 barbarian, random, what
- 胤 to succeed, lineage
- 胴 torso, body
- 胸 chest, heart, mind
- 能 ability, talent, can
- 脂 fat, tree sap, rouge