上じょう腕わん

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Meanings

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noun

Anatomical term for the part of the arm between the shoulder and the elbow.

前ぜん腕わん
Refers to the forearm, the part from the elbow to the wrist, while 上腕 is the upper arm.
二にの腕うで
A more casual, everyday term for the upper arm, often used in beauty or fitness contexts.

Compound of 上 (じょう, 'upper') and 腕 (わん, 'arm'). The reading わん for 腕 is the on'yomi, commonly used in anatomical compounds.