Keyword
stem
Info
FrequencyTop 2100-2200
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig772
Old form莖
Readings
けい
(41%)
くき
(22%)
ぐき
(5%)
Composed of
blades of grass
sacred
Used in vocabulary (68 in total)
stalk; stem
gums; gingiva
peduncle; pedicle; pedicel; dick; cock
underground stem
rhizome; rootstalk; rootstock
core; tang (of a sword, etc.); middle of a nest of boxes
false phimosis; false foreskin; pseudophimosis
writing brush; writing; handwriting
stems and leaves
phimosiectomy; circumcision (for phimosis)
wakame stem; central rib of the wakame leaf
corpus cavernosum penis; cavernous body of penis
taro stem
tip of a stem (of a plant)
bulb (of a lily, tulip, etc.)
dried taro stem
leafy vegetables; stem vegetables
regional pickle of Kyoto made from a turnip-like vegetable
wakame stem; central rib of the wakame leaf
regional pickle of Kyoto made from a turnip-like vegetable
dried giant elephant ear stem from Higo province (eaten or used as a sex aid)
twig tea; stem tea; kukicha; tea made from twigs pruned from the tea plant during its dormant season
alveolar consonant
red taro stems; red aroid
cladophyll; cladode; phylloclade
epigeal stem; (normal) plant stem which is above the ground
salt pickling of a turnip or daikon, incl. leaves and stalk
salt pickling of a turnip or daikon, incl. leaves and stalk
fellatio; irrumation
bulbous vegetable
stolon; runner; creeper
baculum; os penis; penis bone
having food on the table is more important than having a high social standing; (lit.) taro stems over family status
penile adhesion; penile skin bridge
propping up asparagus stems during cultivation
denti-alveolar consonant
broccolini; baby broccoli; tenderstem broccoli
cladode; leaf-like stem
Examples (7 in total)
A rose has thorns on its stem.
Do your gums bleed?
Your gums are in bad shape.