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Kotomora

腿

thigh, femur

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Readings

On'yomi

  • タイ

Kun'yomi

  • もも

Meaning

腿 centers on the upper leg: the thigh and the femur bone within it.

Most common words using 腿

  • 大腿だいたい

    thigh

  • 腿もも
    N1

    thigh

  • 下腿かたい

    lower leg; shank

  • 上腿じょうたい

    thigh

  • 下腿三頭筋かたいさんとうきん

    musculus triceps surae; triceps muscle of the calf

  • 下腿骨かたいこつ

    lower leg bone (esp. the tibia and the fibula, but sometimes also including the patella)

  • 大腿二頭筋だいたいにとうきん

    biceps femoris muscle

  • 大腿動脈だいたいどうみゃく

    femoral artery

  • 大腿四頭筋だいたいしとうきん

    quadriceps muscle

  • 大腿筋だいたいきん

    femoral muscle; thigh muscle

  • 大腿部だいたいぶ

    femoral region; thigh area

  • 大腿骨だいたいこつ

    thighbone; femur

  • 大腿骨骨幹部骨折だいたいこつこっかんぶこっせつ

    femoral diaphyseal fracture

  • 総大腿動脈そうだいたいどうみゃく

    common femoral artery

  • 腿上げももあげ

    high knee (exercise drill where one brings one's knees up high while walking or running)

  • 腿口類たいこうるい

    Merostomata (group comprising the sea scorpions and the horseshoe crabs)

  • 腿節たいせつ

    femur (in entomology)

  • 腿赤ノスリももあかノスリ

    Harris's hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus); Harris hawk

  • 腿骨たいこつ

    bones of the upper and lower leg

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Etymology

腿 combines the flesh radical ⺼ with 退, which likely contributes the sound and may suggest the thigh as a part of the leg that bends or withdraws.

Meaning mnemonic

The flesh radical ⺼ marks a body part, and 退 suggests stepping back. Picture the thigh as the fleshy part that pulls the leg back when you retreat.

Reading mnemonic

For タイ, imagine tying a band around your thigh: tie -> タイ, and the flesh part is the thigh.