膝

Meaning

膝 centers on the knee joint and the lap area formed when sitting. Both meanings describe the same part of the body from different angles.

• 膝ひざ
  N4

  knee

• 膝枕ひざまくら

  laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow

• 膝元ひざもと

  near one's knee

• 膝下ひざした

  below the knee

• 膝蓋骨しつがいこつ

  kneecap; patella

• 片膝かたひざ
  N2

  one knee

• お膝元おひざもと

  beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.)

• 七重の膝を八重に折るななえのひざをやえにおる

  to humbly implore; to beg profusely

• 両膝りょうひざ

  both knees

• 人工膝関節置換術じんこうしつかんせつちかんじゅつ

  knee replacement; knee arthroplasty; artificial knee joint replacement

• 変形性膝関節症へんけいせいしつかんせつしょう

  gonarthrosis; osteoarthritis of the knee

• 小膝こひざ

  knee

• 片膝をつくかたひざをつく

  to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect

• 片膝を立てるかたひざをたてる

  to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up

• 牛膝いのこずち

  Japanese chaff flower (Achyranthes japonica)

• 突き膝つきひざ

  knee touch down

• 立て膝たてひざ

  sitting with one knee drawn up

• 膝が笑うひざがわらう

  to have one's knees be about to give way

• 膝とも談合ひざともだんごう

  two heads are better than one; consult even with your knees

• 膝の皿ひざのさら

  kneecap

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