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limb; divided parts
Kanji 1317

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Synopsis

Find out about a kanji in which, etymologically, human limbs are likened to tree branches. Learn to refer to physical disabilities in general, to people who have them, to phantom pain, and to types of paralysis. See how the Japanese compare a sexy woman to a certain lithe animal that pops up three times in this essay. And discover how 肢 ended up in a word for “choices.”

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Cover of essay 1317 on 肢, titled "Limb to Limb"
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JOYO ON-YOMI
JOYO KUN-YOMI
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STROKES8
RADICAL月 (130: flesh)
JLPTN1
HALPERN594/786
HENSHALL1317/1405
SPAHN4b4.7