The kanji 肢 generally refers to limbs, specifically arms and legs. It signifies the extremities of the body used for movement and interaction with the environment. It emphasizes the function and physical aspect of limbs.

・On-yomi (音読み): シ (shi) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): あし (ashi) - This reading means "leg" or "foot."

⚫︎四肢 Translation: The four limbs (arms and legs). ⚫︎四肢麻痺 Translation: Quadriplegia; paralysis of all four limbs. ⚫︎下肢 Translation: Lower limbs (legs).

The kanji 肢 is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), a phonetic-semantic compound character. The left side is the radical of "肉" (niku), meaning "meat" or "flesh", and represents the body. The right side is "支" (shi), which provides the sound and originally meant "to support." Together, they suggest the body parts supported by the arms and legs. Over time, the meaning became specifically associated with limbs.