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Kotomora

腕

arm, ability, talent

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes12

Readings

On'yomi

  • ワン

Kun'yomi

  • うで

Meaning

腕 centers on the arm as a physical limb, and by extension the skill or ability one wields with it, like talent.

Most common words using 腕

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  • 腕うで
    N4

    arm

  • 腕時計うでどけい
    N1

    wristwatch; watch

  • 右腕みぎうで

    right arm

  • 腕前うでまえ
    N1

    ability; skill; facility

  • 手腕しゅわん

    ability; capability; skill

  • 左腕ひだりうで

    left arm

  • 鉄腕てつわん

    strong arm

  • 凄腕すごうで

    remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique

  • 上腕じょうわん

    upper arm

  • 二の腕にのうで

    upper arm

  • 腕力わんりょく
    N1

    strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength

  • 片腕かたうで

    one arm

  • 腕立て伏せうでたてふせ

    push-up (exercise); press-up

  • 敏腕びんわん

    ability; capability; competence; skill

  • 腕輪うでわ

    bracelet; bangle

  • 腕立てうでたて

    push-up

  • 腕立てうでだて

    showing off one's physical strength; relying on one's physical strength in a fight

  • 腕利きうできき

    highly skilled; skillful; very capable; competent; able

  • 腕組みうでぐみ

    folding one's arms

  • 腕章わんしょう

    armband; arm band; brassard

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Etymology

腕 combines the flesh radical ⺼ (body part) with 宛, which likely contributes the sound ワン. The character originally referred to the arm.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side ⺼ is flesh, and the right side 宛 looks like a bent arm with a hand at the end. Picture a muscular arm flexing: that's 腕.

Reading mnemonic

For ワン, imagine a strong arm winning an arm-wrestling match: one -> ワン, and the winning arm shows real talent.