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脛 = 月 + 工 + 巛
脛 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “shin”. It is built from 月 (month), 工 (craft) and 巛 (curving river). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2991.
- Keyword
- shin
- RTK frame
- 2991
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ケイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- すね, はぎ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- leg, голень
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 脛 shinbone
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 脛 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “month” + “craft” + “curving river”. 脛 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 脛 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.