# 脊 — backbone; stature

脊 means “backbone; stature”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: セキ (seki). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: backbone; stature
- On'yomi: セキ (seki)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 6

## How to remember 脊

Parts: 人 person; roof · 二 two · 月 moon; flesh

## Don't confuse it with

[勝](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/win/)

## More in the “Body & health 6” set

[腫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/swelling/) · [眉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/eyebrow/) · [股](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/thigh/) · [肢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/limb/) · [脊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/backbone/) · [嗅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sniff/) · [肘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/elbow/) · [咽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pharynx/) · [唾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/saliva/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/backbone/. Last updated 2026-11-01.