# 股 — thigh; fork

股 means “thigh; fork”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes.  Kun'yomi: また (mata). You'll see it in words such as 股 (mata, “thigh; fork”).

- Meaning: thigh; fork
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: また (mata)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 6

## How to remember 股

Parts: 月 moon; flesh · 殳 club

## Words with 股

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 股 | また (mata) | thigh; fork |

## Don't confuse it with

[設](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/set-up/) · [投](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/throw/) · [役](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/role/) · [般](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/general-kind/)

## 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/thigh/. Last updated 2026-11-01.