Japanese Kanji (Body Parts)

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Since you already know a lot about Kanji, let's now learn how it goes. First, we're going to discuss how to write some basic body parts in Japanese.

Man ➡️ 男 (Otoko)

Woman ➡️ 女 (Onna)

Human ➡️ 人 (Hito)

          - We often use the word "onnanohito (女の人)", meaning "woman" by combining with the kanji, . Similarily, man will be expressed as "男の人 (otokonohito)".

Child ➡️ 子 (ko)

Girl ➡️ 女の子 (onnanoko)

Boy ➡️ 男の子 (otokonoko)


Now, let's move on to the real body parts. (Karada No Bubun)

Mouth ➡️ 口 (kuchi)

Eye ➡️ 目 (me)

Hand ➡️ 手 (te)

Foot/leg ➡️ 足 (ashi)

Ear ➡️ 耳 (mimi)

Ankle ➡️ 足首 (Ashikubi)

Arm ➡️ 腕 (Ude)

Body ➡️ 体 (Karada)

Cheek ➡️ 頬 (Ho)

Chest ➡️ 胸 (Mune)

Chin ➡️ 顎 (Ago)

Elbow ➡️ 肘 (Hiji)

Face ➡️ 顔 (Kao)

Finger ➡️ 指 (Yubi)

Forehead ➡️ 額 (Hitai)

Hair ➡️ 髪 (Kami)

Head ➡️ 頭 (Atama)

Heel ➡️ 踵 (Kakato)

Knee ➡️ 膝 (Hiza)

Lip ➡️ 唇 (Kuchibiru)

Nail ➡️ 爪 (Tsume)

Neck ➡️ 首 (Kubi)

Palm ➡️ 平 (Hira)

Shoulder ➡️ 肩 (Kata)

Stomach ➡️ お腹 (Onaka)

Teeth ➡️ 歯 (Ha)

Thigh ➡️ 股 (Momo)

Thumb ➡️ 親指 (Oyayubi)

Toe ➡️ 足の指 (Ashinoyubi)

Waist ➡️ 腰 (Koshi)

Wrist ➡️ 手首 (Tekubi)

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⏰ Last updated: Dec 28, 2017 ⏰

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