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膝 = 月 + 木 + 𠆢 + 氺

膝 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “knee”. It is built from 月 (month), 木 (tree), 𠆢 (umbrella) and 氺 (grains of rice). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1002.

Keyword
knee
RTK frame
1002
Strokes
15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひざ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
колено
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
膝 knee

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 月 month
  2. 木 tree
  3. 𠆢 umbrella
  4. 氺 grains of rice

How to find 膝 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “month” + “tree” + “umbrella”. 膝 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 膝 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.