Language/Japanese/Vocabulary/Parts-of-the-Body
Welcome to our lesson on Japanese Vocabulary → Parts of the Body! 🤗 In this lesson, we will explore a list of common words and expressions that use parts of the body. After mastering this lesson, you can also expand your Japanese vocabulary by checking out our lessons on Japanese Colors 色, Longest Japanese Words, and Days of the Week in Japanese.
Don't forget to watch our video at the end of the lesson to listen and repeat the words for better retention. Let's dive in and learn together! 📚🇯🇵
Vocabulary[edit | edit source]
Here is how to say the parts of the body in japanese:
Japanese | Japanese (transliteration) | English |
---|---|---|
体 | karada | body |
肢体 | shitai | limbs |
髪 | kami | hair |
頭 | atama | head |
顔 | kao | face |
耳 | mimi | ear |
首 | kubi | neck |
目 | me | eye |
鼻 | hana | nose |
頬 | hoho | cheek |
口 | kuchi | mouth |
唇 | kuchibiru | lips |
喉 | nodo | throat |
歯 | ha | tooth |
胸 | mune | chest |
腹 | hara | stomach |
膝 | hiza | knee |
足首 | ashikubi | ankle |
足 | ashi | foot / leg |
つま先 | tsumasaki | toe |
腕 | ude | arm |
肩 | kata | shoulder |
肘 | hiji | elbow |
手首 | tekubi | wrist |
手 | te | hand |
指 | yubi | finger |
爪 | tsume | fingernail |
背中 | senaka | back |
There is some interesting points.
For some parts of the body, for example in hand and wrist we can see the kanji 手. In the words ankle and leg we can see the kanji 足. So, we can easily understand the relation between close limbs.
Fingers[edit | edit source]
Japanese | Japanese (transliteration) | English |
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親指 | oyayubi | thumb |
人差し指 | hitosashiyubi | index finger |
中指 | nakayubi | middle finger |
薬指 | kusuriyubi | ring finger |
小指 | koyubi | small finger |
Common idioms[edit | edit source]
Ō me ni miru / 大目に見る : to stare somebody with large eye. Means, to be caring.
In French, it exists a similar expression but with the opposite meaning : “faire les gros yeux”.
This means to be not satisfy by the behavior of other people.
Japanese | Japanese (transliteration) | English |
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頭があかりません | Atama ga akarimasen | I can’t hold my head high. When you are grateful and you want to show it to somebody, you say this! |
お腹がすいた | O naka ga suita | to get stomach empty |
お腹がいっぱい | O naka ga ippai | to get stomach full. |
喉が渇いた | Nodo ga kawaita | to become thirsty |
耳がタコになる | Mimi ga tako ni naru | talking unceasingly the same thing and annoying people. |
VIDEOS[edit | edit source]
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