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脊 kanji: meaning “spinal column”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N110 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
spinal column
On'yomi
セキ
Kun'yomi
せ、せい

Picture story to remember 脊

Inside a person (人), bones stack up two 二 and two 二 under the flesh (月) as the spinal column.

Parts in this story:人, 二, 月

How to write 脊: stroke order

脊 is written with 10 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 脊

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Kanji that share parts with 脊.