肢 means “limb”

し · shi

Also: arms & legs

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

シ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 8 strokes

The story

Flesh (月) and 支, a hand holding a branch: the body's branches. 肢 is a limb, 四肢 are the four limbs, and 選択肢, branches to choose from, are the options on every multiple-choice test.

Used in 選択肢 (sentakushi, options/choices), 四肢 (shishi, the four limbs), and 下肢 (kashi, lower limbs)

More from Head to Toe

• 膝 knee
• 喉 throat
• 肘 elbow
• 咽 throat
• 顎 jaw
• 頰 cheek
• 脚 leg
• 眼 eye
• 尻 buttocks
• 掌 palm
• 脇 armpit
• 舌 tongue

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.