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股 (また, mata) Japanese meaning: groin | Kotomora
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なが
く
歩ある
い
たら
股また
の
内うち
側がわ
が
痛いた
く
なっ
た
。
After walking for a long time, the inside of my thighs started to hurt.
The crotch of my pants ripped.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 の 股また the fork/branching part of a tree, road, or river
A bird built a nest in the fork of the tree.
股また を 締し める to press one's thighs together
It was so cold that I instinctively pressed my thighs together.
道みち が 股また に 分わ かれる for a road to split into a fork
Up ahead, the road splits into two forks.
股また が 痛いた い to have a sore groin
My groin started to hurt after sitting for a long time.
Expressions 股また を 開ひら く spread one's legs; open one's legs · agree to have sex (of a woman); put out 二ふた 股また かける two-time; play both sides; sit on the fence 股また にかける travel widely; be active across a broad area 二ふた 股また をかける cheat on a partner; two-time · play both sides; sit on the fence Related words 股間 refers specifically to the crotch or genital area and sounds more clinical or explicit, while 股 is the broader anatomical term for the groin/inner-thigh area.
分かれ目 is a general word for any dividing or branching point such as roads, rivers, or careers, while 股 specifically evokes the shape of forked legs when used for branching points.
腿 means the thigh itself as a limb, whereas 股 centers on the crotch and groin area between the legs.
Word family· 26 two-timing; seeing two people romantically at the same time · fork; bifurcation; branch; dichotomy · fence-sitting; playing both sides; hedging
bare thighs; inner thigh · intercrural sex
inner thigh; inside of the thigh · pigeon-toed; toes turned inward · uchi-mata (judo throw)
wide stance; spreading legs apart · long stride; big steps · thigh-scooping body drop
Written forms 股また Usage 86%
Main common spelling. Especially used for the crotch, groin, and upper inner thigh area, and also seen in expressions such as 木の股 for the fork of a tree.
マタ Usage 8%
叉また Usage 4%
Attested spelling especially for forked shapes, branches, and prongs; less common than more ordinary words such as 分かれ目 or 歯 in some everyday contexts.
また Usage 1%
胯また
Etymology また is a native Japanese word; the exact historical derivation is uncertain. The kanji 股 is conventionally associated with the crotch or thigh area, while 叉 represents a forked or branching shape.
Show 12 more forked stick; three-pronged stick
bowlegs; bandy legs
vulva; female genitals
sasumata; man catcher; two-pronged polearm
toes turned out; duckfooted
short steps; mincing stride · crotch; groin; thigh
undershorts; boxer shorts; briefs
waist (pants); pant rise
crotch reinforcement piece; saddle
wandering life of a gambler
warming one's crotch over a hibachi
crotch rope
Rare kanji form, used for the body-part sense.
