# 脊 — Stature

Frequency rank 2235 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 窒 (Suffocate), less common than 溺 (Drown).

- On’yomi: せき
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 肉 Meat (Kangxi 130)
- Frequency path: Level XVIII of XX

Meat on the left, a person, and something big on the right — a big person's meat, their physical stature measured by the bulk of their body.

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