漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
肩: shoulder
JLPT N28 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
戸 and 月 carry the meaning
8 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ケンken · on'yomi · in compounds
- 肩甲骨けんこうこつshoulder-blade
- 強肩きょうけんstrong throwing arm
かたkata · kun'yomi · on its own
- 肩かたshoulder
- 肩書きかたがきtitle
- 肩書かたがきtitle (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord)
- 肩こりかたこりstiff neck; stiff shoulders
- 肩代わりかたがわりtaking over (another's debt, work)
Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0 · JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Pictogram (象形)
The component 戶 (representing the shape of a shoulder) is combined with 月 (the radical of 肉, meaning "flesh" or "meat") to convey the meaning of "shoulder.".
Source: Wiktionary, 肩 (rev. 93606084), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Door/roof (戸) + flesh/body (月). The "shoulder" is the "hinge" of the "body" (flesh), just as a "door" is the hinge of a room—the part where the arm "hangs."”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · jiān
Same form: 肩 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 肩 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 肩 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin jiān most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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