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肩 means 'shoulder'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 825   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-9    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 43    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 63 words   Used in 80 words   Used in 18 names   Component in 2 kanji (0 Jōyō)
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Common readings
On
   ケン
Kun
   かた shoulder
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A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 肩 - click the badge to download
Your head rests on two good shoulders. The roads you travel on may have shoulders. Metaphorically, your shoulders help you carry the weight of burdens. Clearly, you need to know how to discuss shoulders. This essay will teach you key vocabulary and expressions related to this topic. You'll find out, for instance, what a tap on the shoulder means in Japan. Furthermore, you'll learn what the slope of shoulders indicates about someone's state of mind.
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Components
⿸  戸 door  ⺼ (肉) body part  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 肩 is used 5 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 肩 is used 77 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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ケン : 12 words FIND ALL
そ う け ん 0
noun
shoulders
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かた : 62 words FIND ALL
か た 1
Most common form: かた
noun
shoulder
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かた (read as がた) : 3 words FIND ALL
じ が た 0
noun
(one's natural) shoulder strength
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An additional 2 less common words include 肩 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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肩
ケン   かた shoulder   
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⺼
ニク body part   
戸
コ   と door   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
尸
corpse
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