Onyomi: ケン · Kunyomi: かた · Meanings: shoulder
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 肩 | かた | shoulder | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 肩こり | かたこり | stiff neck, stiff shoulders | common Noun |
| 肩書き | かたがき | title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord), job title, position (in a company), degree, status, rank | common Noun |
| 肩幅 | かたはば | shoulder width (breadth) | Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 肩越し | かたごし | looking over someone's shoulder | Noun |
| 肩が凝る | かたがこる | to have stiff shoulders | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending |
| 肩慣らし | かたならし | warming up, limbering up | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 肩車 | かたぐるま | giving someone a ride on one's shoulders | Noun, Suru verb |
| 肩代わり | かたがわり | taking over (another's debt, work), shouldering someone else's burden, subrogation | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |
| 肩入れ | かたいれ | support, backing, patronage | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
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