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JLPT N3 · Body parts

膝

ひざ

knee

Stroke order of 膝

膝 is written with 15 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Flesh 月 bent at the joint, with a sap-covered 桼 look: the knee.

Parts: 月 flesh + 桼 lacquer (phonetic)

Example sentence

膝が痛くて歩けません。

ひざがいたくてあるけません。

My knee hurts so I can't walk.

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