# 膝 — Knee

Frequency rank 1309 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

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

More common than 紫 (Purple), less common than 奏 (Play Music).

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

Meat on the left and a tree on the right — the meaty part of your leg that bends at the tree-like joint is your knee.

In words:

- 膝 ひざ — knee,lap

[Study 膝](https://app.kanjidrift.com/study?kanji=%E8%86%9D)

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