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膝 means 'knee'

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Strokes : 15    Frequency: 1226   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-16    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 50    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 37 words   Used in 44 words   Used in 17 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
Kun
   ひざ knee
Additional readings
On    シツ
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See what a Buddhist priest and a mollusk have to do with kneecaps. Also learn what role the knee plays with regard to intimacy, romance, negotiations, protection, influence, respect, and sudden emotion or comprehension. Find out why the Japanese would go down on one or both knees, even sliding forward on the knees instead of walking, and why rakugo performers hide their knees.
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Components
⿰  ⺼ (肉) body part  桼 man in the tree with water  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 膝 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 膝 is used 40 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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シツ : 8 words FIND ALL
し つ か ん せ つ 3
noun
knee joint
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シツ (read as しっ) : 3 words FIND ALL
し っ こ う 0
moving forward by sliding on one's knees (in the presence of high-ranking individuals)
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ひざ : 29 words FIND ALL
ひ ざ 0
Most common form: ひざ
noun
1. knee
2. lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
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An additional 4 less common words include 膝 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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膝
ひざ knee   
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⺼
ニク body part   
桼
man in the tree with water
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丨
stick   
氺
water
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