茎 — kanji meaning “stalk”
茎
stalk, stem
- Meanings
- stalk, stem
- On'yomi
- ケイ (kei)、キョウ (kyou)
- Kun'yomi
- くき
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2013 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- jīng — Chinese character page
Words with 茎
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 包茎 | ほうけい houkei | phimosis |
| 陰茎 | いんけい inkei | penis |
| 歯茎 | はぐき haguki | gums; gingiva |
| 花茎 | かけい kakei | scape |
| 根茎 | こんけい konkei | rhizome; rootstalk; rootstock |
| 地下茎 | ちかけい chikakei | underground stem |
| 塊茎 | かいけい kaikei | tuber |
| 茎葉 | けいよう keiyou | stems and leaves |
| 鱗茎 | りんけい rinkei | bulb (of a lily, tulip, etc.) |
| 芋茎 | ずいき zuiki | taro stem |
| 球茎 | きゅうけい kyuukei | corm |
| 直立茎 | ちょくりつけい chokuritsukei | erect stem |
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