腿
thigh, femur
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
Study
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.