肩 Kanji for shoulder

N3–N2Grade 88 strokes

shoulder

肩 is the Japanese kanji for shoulder. It is written with 8 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is かた and its on reading is ケン.

Stroke order

肩かたshoulder
肩かたたたきpounding lightly on the shoulders (to relieve stiffness), shoulder massage, massage stick for pounding the shoulders
肩かたこりstiff neck, stiff shoulders
肩かた書がきtitle (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord), job title, position (in a company)
肩かた代がわりtaking over (another's debt, work), shouldering someone else's burden, subrogation
肩かた身みshoulders, body

Practice 肩 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.