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The Kanji Map

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: 艹 圣

茎

Radical

Radical: 艸

Meaning: grass

Reading: くさ

艸

Examples

Onyomi Examples

茎節 (ケイセツ) cladode, leaf-like stem

茎頂 (ケイチョウ) tip of a stem (of a plant)

塊茎 (カイケイ) tuber

包茎 (ホウケイ) phimosis

包茎 (ホウケイ) phimosis

陰茎 (インケイ) penis

Kunyomi Examples

茎 (くき) stalk, stem

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

水茎 (みずぐき) writing brush, writing, handwriting

一茎 (ひとくき) one stem

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