| 3814 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2281 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1917 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1359 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 985 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 29837 | Morohashi |
| 4868 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2461 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1002 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2320 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 膝窩静脈 【シツカジョウミャク】 popliteal vein
- 膝窩動脈 【シツカドウミャク】 popliteal artery
Kun reading compounds
- 膝 【ひざ】 knee, lap, knee and thigh (while sitting)
- 跪く 【ひざまずく】 to kneel (in respect), to genuflect
- 両膝 【りょうひざ】 both knees
- 突き膝 【つきひざ】 knee touch down, posture with knees and toes on the floor
Readings
- Korean:
- seul
Spanish
- rodilla
Portuguese
French
| 3942 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b11.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-11 | SKIP code |
| 7423.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 819d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2388 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蓋果 【ガイカ】 pyxidium
- 蓋世 【ガイセイ】 matchless (heroism, spirit, resolve, etc.), peerless, overwhelming, world-dominating
- 鰓蓋 【エラブタ】 gill cover, operculum
- 口蓋 【コウガイ】 palate
- 蓋世 【ガイセイ】 matchless (heroism, spirit, resolve, etc.), peerless, overwhelming, world-dominating
Kun reading compounds
- 蓋 【ふた】 cover, lid, cap
- 蓋開け 【ふたあけ】 opening, beginning, commencement
- ポケ蓋 【ポケふた】 manhole cover decorated with Pokémon creatures
- 臭い物に蓋 【くさいものにふた】 looking the other way, hushing up a problem
- 蓋し 【けだし】 certainly, really, truly, indeed, possibly, maybe, perhaps, probably
- 覆う 【おおう】 to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise
Readings
- Korean:
- gae, hab
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 4019 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2193 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1286 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2933 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2040 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 31652X | Morohashi |
| 2503 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5155 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2388 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1561 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3k10.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-10 | SKIP code |
| 4410.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 84cb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
936 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 骨 【コツ】 knack, skill, trick, secret, know-how, the ropes, hang, bone, skeleton, cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
- 骨髄 【コツズイ】 bone marrow, medulla, heart's core, depths of one's heart, main point, vital part
- 白骨 【ハッコツ】 white (bleached) bone, skeleton
- 鉄骨 【テッコツ】 steel frame, steel beam, steel girder
Kun reading compounds
- 骨 【ほね】 bone, frame, outline, core, backbone, spirit, fortitude, laborious, troublesome, difficult
- 骨抜き 【ほねぬき】 boning (fish or meat), deboning, watering down (a plan, bill, etc.), dilution, emasculation, taking the backbone out of, weakening
- 河骨 【こうほね】 Japanese spatterdock (species of water lily, Nuphar japonica)
- お骨 【おこつ】 cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
Readings
- Korean:
- gol
Spanish
- hueso
- esqueleto
Portuguese
- esqueleto
- osso
- permanecer
- moldura
French
- os
- squelette
- restes
- charpente
| 877 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 867 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1081 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5236 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 971 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1017 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1213 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1266 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1340 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1104 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1922 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3288 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1699 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2310 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1297 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 45098 | Morohashi |
| 2654 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6784 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1288 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1383 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 899 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3646 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b6.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 7722.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9aa8 | Unicode hex code |