膝 (ひざ, hiza) Japanese meaning: knee | KotomoraMy knees hurt so I can't sit in seiza.
Usage patterns
膝を曲げるto bend one's knee
It hurts so much that I can't bend my knee.
膝が痛いone's knee hurts
Lately my knee hurts when I go up stairs.
〈人〉を膝に乗せるto put someone on one's lap
膝をすりむくto scrape one's knee
I fell and scraped my knee.
膝を組むto cross one's legs (knee over knee)
He sat down in the chair and crossed his legs.
膝に座るto sit on someone's lap
The child is sitting on his mother's lap being affectionate.
Expressions· 14
膝が笑うknees about to give way; knees buckling 膝をつくfall to one's knees; go down on one's knees 膝を崩すsit at ease; relax one's sitting posture 膝を打つslap one's knee (in sudden realization or admiration) 膝を折るsurrender; give in; yield · bend the knee; kneel; crouch
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膝を抱くhug one's knees; sit with knees drawn up · beg; plead on one's knees
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My father sat my little brother on his lap and read him a picture book.
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knee
knee-length
above the knee · on one's lap
back of the knee; area behind the knee
kneecap · knee wheel (judo)
kneecap; knee
both knees
beside a nobleman; close aide · seat of power; home base of a ruler · one's home turf; one's own backyard
