Japanese/Vocabulary/Body parts
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< Japanese | Vocabulary
Related vocabulary
| English | Japanese | Reading | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | 体 胴 |
からだ どう |
|
| head | 頭 | あたま |
Contents |
[edit] Head
| English | Japanese | Reading | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| hair | 髪（の毛） | かみ（のけ） | |
| face | 顔 | かお | |
| forehead | おでこ | ||
| eyebrow | 眉 | まゆ | |
| eyelash | 睫毛 | まつげ | |
| eye | 目 | め | |
| nose | 鼻 | はな | |
| mouth | 口 | くち | |
| lips | 唇 | くちびる | |
| tongue | 舌 | した | |
| teeth | 歯 | は | |
| gums | 歯茎 | はぐき | |
| cheek | 頬 | ほほ | |
| chin | 顎 | あご | |
| ear | 耳 | みみ | |
| neck | 首 | くび | |
| throat | 喉 | のど |
[edit] Torso
| English | Japanese | Reading | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| shoulder | 肩 | かた | |
| chest, breast | 胸 | むね | |
| back | 背中 | せなか | |
| navel, bellybutton | 臍 | へそ | |
| hips, waist, lower back | 腰 | こし | |
| stomach | お腹 腹 |
おなか はら |
|
| buttocks | お尻* 尻 |
おしり しり |
[edit] Limbs
| English | Japanese | Reading | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| lap, knee | 膝 | ひざ | |
| arms | 腕 | うで | |
| elbow | 肘 | ひじ | |
| wrist | 手首 | てくび | |
| hand | 手 | て | |
| finger | 指 | ゆび | |
| thumb | 親指 | おやゆび | |
| nail (finger or toe) | 爪 | つめ | |
| leg | 脚 | あし | |
| ankle | 足首 | あしくび | |
| foot, feet | 足 | あし | |
| heel | 踵 | かかと | |
| toes | 足の指 足指 |
あしのゆび あしゆび |
[edit] Organs and tissue
| English | Japanese | Reading | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| bladder | 膀胱 | ぼうこう | |
| blood | 血 血液 |
ち けつえき |
|
| bone | 骨 | ほね | |
| brain | 脳 | のう | |
| heart | 心臓 | しんぞう | |
| intestines | 腸 | ちょう | |
| kidney | 腎臓 | じんぞう | |
| liver | 肝臓 | かんぞう | |
| muscle | 筋肉 | きんにく | |
| skin | 肌 | はだ |
- 「お」 adds politeness here
