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跪 Kanji meaning "kneel"

Jiten frequency #2237Kanken Level 1RTKTMW Debut Idol13 strokes

Meanings

kneel

On'yomi

キ

Kun'yomi

ひざまず.く

Composed of

足legradical
危dangerous

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Reading usage

拝(はい)跪(き)kneeling down (to pray)#103260跪(き)拝(はい)kneeling and worshipping#156731跪(き)坐(ざ)kneeling with the balls of the feet on the floor and sitting on one's heels#168109跪(き)座(ざ)kneeling with the balls of the feet on the floor and sitting on one's heels#214642長(ちょう)跪(き)way of sitting by placing both knees on the ground and standing upright#397215

Most common words using this kanji

跪(ひざまず)くto kneel (in respect)#11386拝(はい)跪(き)kneeling down (to pray)#103260跪(き)拝(はい)kneeling and worshipping#156731跪(き)坐(ざ)kneeling with the balls of the feet on the floor and sitting on one's heels#168109跪(き)座(ざ)kneeling with the balls of the feet on the floor and sitting on one's heels#214642跪(ひざまず)けkneeling#265079長(ちょう)跪(き)way of sitting by placing both knees on the ground and standing upright#397215
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