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
Radical: 艸
Meaning: grass
茎頂 (ケイチョウ) tip of a stem (of a plant)
茎葉 (ケイヨウ) stems and leaves
塊茎 (カイケイ) tuber
包茎 (ホウケイ) phimosis
陰茎 (インケイ) penis
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