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    2. Kanji
    3. 肩

    肩

    肩かた

    shoulder

    N2KMT8Freq #1215Medicine & HealthKanji8 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    かた

    On'yomi

    ケン

    shoulder

    戸月

    戸
    月

    Stroke 0 / 8

    Speed1.0x

    房姐育宜股肯肱肴

    Concepts using this kanji

    肩

    shoulder

    肩書き

    title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord)

    肩代わり

    taking over (another's debt, work)

    肩身

    shoulders

    強肩

    strong throwing arm

    肩入れ

    support

    肩たたき

    pounding lightly on the shoulders (to relieve stiffness)

    肩透かし

    under-shoulder swing-down

    五十肩

    stiff shoulders (usu. owing to age)

    四十肩

    shoulder pain occurring in one's 40s

    路肩

    shoulder (of a road)

    地肩

    (one's natural) shoulder strength

    肩山

    highest part of the shoulder (of clothing)

    肩口

    top of the shoulders

    肩先

    (top of) shoulder

    相肩

    partner

    肩を入れる

    to support

    肩部

    shoulder

    両肩

    both shoulders

    肩上げ

    tuck at the shoulder (of a child's clothes)

    肩を持つ

    to side with (someone)

    右肩下がり

    decreasing (graph falling to the right)

    肩文字

    superscript

    肩当て

    shoulder pad

    右肩上がり

    growing (graph rising to the right)

    肩高

    withers (height from ground to shoulder blades in animals)

    比肩

    ranking equal with

    肩身が広い

    (feeling) proud

    二枚肩

    carrying a palanquin as a pair

    肩を組む

    to place one's arm around each other's shoulders

    肩の力を抜く

    to let the tension out of one's shoulders

    肩車

    giving someone a ride on one's shoulders

    肩に担ぐ

    to bear

    右肩

    right shoulder

    肩で風を切る

    to swagger

    肩を落とす

    to drop one's shoulders

    左肩

    left shoulder

    肩を並べる

    to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder

    肩が張る

    to have stiff shoulders

    肩巾

    shawl (on shoulder of woman's dress)

    肩の荷が下りる

    to feel relieved of one's burden

    肩寄せる

    to be (standing) together, an arm across the other's shoulder

    肩帯

    pectoral girdle

    肩関節

    shoulder joint

    肩揚げを下ろす

    to come of age (for a girl)

    肩を抱く

    to hug someone around the shoulders

    肩揚げが取れる

    to come of age

    肩揚げも取れる

    to come of age

    双肩

    shoulders

    肩甲

    scapular

    凍結肩

    frozen shoulder

    肩透かしを食う

    to suffer a disappointment

    肩透かしを食らう

    to suffer a disappointment

    肩透かしを食わせる

    to dodge (an attack, question, etc.)

    肩甲帯

    shoulder girdle

    肩で息をする

    to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)

    肩もみ

    shoulder rub

    肩がつかえる

    to have stiff shoulders

    肩バラ

    brisket

    肩にかかる

    to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)

    肩をそびやかす

    to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)

    肩をすくめる

    to shrug one's shoulders

    肩をいからせる

    to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)

    なで肩

    sloping shoulders

    肩ロース

    shoulder roast (e.g. of lamb)

    肩章

    shoulder mark

    肩身が狭い

    feeling ashamed

    肩身の狭い

    ashamed

    肩越し

    looking over someone's shoulder

    肩を貸す

    to lend someone one's shoulder

    肩甲骨

    shoulder blade

    肩衝

    tea container having pronounced "shoulders" near the neck

    肩衣

    sleeveless ceremonial robe for samurai (replacing the Muromachi-period suō)

    怒り肩

    square shoulders

    双肩に掛かる

    to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)

    肩掛けカバン

    shoulder bag

    肩掛け

    shawl

    肩慣らし

    warming up

    肩肘を張る

    to put on a bold front

    肩肘張る

    to put on a bold front

    肩関節周囲炎

    periarthritis scapulohumeralis

    肩紐

    shoulder strap (on a dress)

    肩白鷲

    eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca)

    肩甲棘

    scapular spine

    肩肘

    shoulders and elbows

    肩幅

    shoulder width (breadth)

    肩が凝る

    to have stiff shoulders

    頸肩腕症候群

    cervicobrachial syndrome

    肩こり

    stiff neck

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    • 戸
    • 月

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    • 肩
    • 肩をすくめる
    • 肩を持つ
    • 肩寄せる
    • 肩こり
    • 肩巾
    • 肩車
    • 肩章
    • 肩身
    • 肩身が狭い
    • 肩身が広い
    • 肩先
    • 肩当て
    • 肩入れ
    • 肩部
    • 肩幅
    • 双肩
    • 比肩
    • 路肩
    • 肩甲骨
    • 肩書き
    • 肩代わり
    • 肩をいからせる
    • 肩掛け
    • 肩が凝る
    • なで肩
    • 五十肩
    • 肩上げ
    • 肩たたき
    • 肩肘
    • 肩透かし
    • 肩慣らし
    • 怒り肩
    • 四十肩
    • 強肩
    • 肩肘張る
    • 肩に担ぐ
    • 肩甲帯
    • 右肩上がり
    • 右肩下がり
    • 左肩
    • 右肩
    • 肩越し
    • 肩透かしを食わせる
    • 肩で風を切る
    • 肩を並べる
    • 地肩
    • 肩山
    • 肩の荷が下りる
    • 肩で息をする
    • 肩衝
    • 肩口
    • 肩ロース
    • 肩身の狭い
    • 肩文字
    • 肩を落とす
    • 肩高
    • 肩が張る
    • 双肩に掛かる
    • 頸肩腕症候群
    • 両肩
    • 肩揚げが取れる
    • 肩揚げを下ろす
    • 肩揚げも取れる
    • 肩帯
    • 肩衣
    • 肩もみ
    • 肩がつかえる
    • 肩バラ
    • 肩関節
    • 相肩
    • 肩の力を抜く
    • 肩透かしを食う
    • 肩白鷲
    • 肩を組む
    • 肩紐
    • 肩を貸す
    • 肩肘を張る
    • 肩関節周囲炎
    • 凍結肩
    • 二枚肩
    • 肩を入れる
    • 肩透かしを食らう
    • 肩にかかる
    • 肩掛けカバン
    • 肩甲棘
    • 肩甲
    • 肩を抱く
    • 肩をそびやかす

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