Limbs
| This page contains Japanese vocabulary for the limbs. |
| Please sit back and relax while listening to these body parts go over on loop, then, try and say the Japanese word before I say it in Japanese. Other useful body part terms are: body parts vocabulary – head, body parts vocabulary – organs & tissue, and body parts vocabulary – torso. |
| Key Terms | |||
| English | Kanji | Hiragana | Romaji |
| body | 体胴 | からだどう | karadadou |
| lap, knee | 膝 | ひざ | hiza |
| arms | 腕 | うで | ude |
| elbow | 肘 | ひじ | hiji |
| wrist | 手首 | てくび | tekubi |
| hand | 手 | て | te |
| finger | 指 | ゆび | yubi |
| thumb | 親指 | おやゆび | oyayubi |
| nail (finger or toe) | 爪 | つめ | tsume |
| leg | 脚 | あし | ashi |
| ankle | 足首 | あしくび | ashikubi |
| foot, feet | 足 | あし | ashi |
| heel | 踵 | かかと | kakato |
| toes | 足の指 足指 |
あしのゆび あしゆび |
ashinoyubi ashiyubi |
