膝 — kanji meaning “knee”
膝
knee, lap
- Meanings
- knee, lap
- On'yomi
- シツ (shitsu)
- Kun'yomi
- ひざ
- Strokes
- 15
- School grade
- 8
- Newspaper frequency
- #2320 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 130
- Chinese reading
- xī — Chinese character page
Words with 膝
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 膝枕 | ひざまくら hizamakura | laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow |
| 膝元 | ひざもと hizamoto | near one's knee |
| 膝下 | ひざした hizashita | below the knee |
| 膝蓋骨 | しつがいこつ shitsugaikotsu | kneecap; patella |
| 膝頭 | ひざがしら hizagashira | kneecap |
| 膝栗毛 | ひざくりげ hizakurige | travelling on foot; journeying on foot; hiking |
| 膝小僧 | ひざこぞう hizakozou | kneecap |
| 膝関節 | ひざかんせつ hizakansetsu | knee joint |
| 片膝 | かたひざ katahiza | one knee |
| 諸膝 | もろひざ morohiza | both knees |
| 膝行 | しっこう shikkou | moving forward by sliding on one's knees (in the presence of high-ranking individuals) |
| 膝拍子 | ひざびょうし hizabyoushi | keeping time by tapping one's knees |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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