肩 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 肩意味

shoulder

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肩 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

かた kata

KUNYOMI　訓読み

ケン ken

Examples

肩が痛い。

I have a pain in the shoulder.

肩を痛めました。

I got hurt in the shoulder.

彼女の髪は肩まである。

Her hair comes to her shoulders.

彼の肩ばかり持つなよ。

Don’t always take sides with him.

父は私の肩に手を置いた。

Father laid his hand on my shoulder.

彼女は私の肩をたたいた。

She patted me on the shoulder.

彼は手を私の肩に置いた。

He rested his hand on my shoulder.

誰かが私の肩をたたいた。

Someone tapped me on the shoulder.

姉の髪は肩まで届きます。

My sister’s hair reaches to her shoulders.

彼は彼女の肩に手を触れた。

He touched her on the shoulder.

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零 zero, spill, overflow, nothing, cipher

幼 infancy, childhood

荷 baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden), shoulder (a gun), load, cargo, freight

泊 overnight stay, put up at, ride at anchor

黄 yellow