Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

2013 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 8

Meaning: stalk, stem

Kunyomi: くき

Onyomi: ケイ キョウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: grass

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ケイチョウ tip of a stem (of a plant)

ケイヨウ stems and leaves

カイケイ tuber

ホウケイ phimosis

ホウケイ phimosis

インケイ penis

Kunyomi Examples

くき stalk, stem

くきちゃ twig tea, stem tea, kukicha, tea made from twigs pruned from the tea plant during its dormant season

みずぐき writing brush, writing, handwriting

ひとくき one stem