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髄 kanji: meaning “marrow”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N119 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
marrow
On'yomi
ズイ
Kun'yomi
none

Picture story to remember 髄

A skeleton (骨) walking down the road (⻌) hopes to donate the precious marrow it possesses.

Parts in this story:骨

How to write 髄: stroke order

髄 is written with 19 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 髄

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Kanji that share parts with 髄.