Japanese symbol for “withers”
肩高
けんこう
Romaji: kenkou
withers (height from ground to shoulder blades in animals)
In Japanese, withers is 肩高, read けんこう (kenkou).
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Meanings
- n withers (height from ground to shoulder blades in animals)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肩書き | かたがき katagaki | title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company) |
| 肩代わり | かたがわり katagawari | taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation |
| 肩こり | かたこり katakori | stiff neck; stiff shoulders |
| 肩身 | かたみ katami | shoulders; body |
| 路肩 | ろかた rokata | shoulder (of a road); berm |
| 肩幅 | かたはば katahaba | shoulder width (breadth) |
| 最高 | さいこう saikou | best; supreme; wonderful |
| 高い | たかい takai | high; tall |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.