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肢 means 'limb'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 2005   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-38    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 4 words   Used in 33 words   Used in 6 names   Not used as a component
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Find out about a kanji in which, etymologically, human limbs are likened to tree branches. Learn to refer to physical disabilities in general, to people who have them, to phantom pain, and to types of paralysis. See how the Japanese compare a sexy woman to a certain lithe animal that pops up three times in this essay. And discover how 肢 ended up in a word for “choices.”
Components
⿰  ⺼ (肉) body part  支 support  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 肢 is used 3 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 肢 is used 29 times, read 1 way.
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せ ん た く し 4 せ ん た く し 3
noun
choices; alternatives; options
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An additional 4 less common words include 肢 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1317  Joy o' Kanji : 1317  Key to Kanji: - 

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肢
シ    limb   
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支
シ   ささえる to support   
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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丨
stick   
又
また again   
⺼
ニク body part   
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