Kanji
N1 15 strokes Grade 8 freq #2320

knee, lap

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

meat niku

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

shooting from a kneeling position; kneeling shot
knee (region)
knee replacement; knee arthroplasty
gonarthrosis; osteoarthritis of the knee
popliteal artery
popliteal vein
patellar reflex

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

knee
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; to slap one's knee
kneeling
to humbly implore; to beg profusely
shooting from a kneeling position; kneeling shot
area behind the knee
to surrender; to give in
to surrender; to give in
knee dislocation
kneecap

Example sentences

He was knee deep in mud.

He scraped his knee in a fall.