漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
髄: marrow, pith
Also: essence
JLPT N119 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
骨 carries the meaning · 有 and ⻌ are drawn in
19 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ズイzui · on'yomi · in compounds
- 骨髄こつずい
- 神髄しんずいessence; quintessence; spirit
- 脊髄せきずいspinal cord
- 髄膜炎ずいまくえんmeningitis
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Bone (骨) + follow/accompany (随). The deep, vital "essence" that is found nested deep "inside" the protective "bone"—the literal definition of marrow.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
有
Also built on possess (有)
Also read ズイ
2 kanji share this on'yomiIn ChineseA Japanese form · Chinese writes 髓 · suǐ
髄 is a Japanese simplification. Chinese writes 髓 in both simplified and traditional script.
- Simplified
- 髓 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 髓 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin suǐ 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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