片かた膝ひざ

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Meanings

1

one knee

Refers to a single knee, often used in set phrases like 片膝をつく (to kneel on one knee) or 片膝を立てる (to raise one knee).

床ゆかに座すわり、片かた膝ひざを立たてて話はなしを聞きいた。

I sat on the floor, raised one knee, and listened.

膝ひざN4
膝 is the general word for the knee (either one), while 片膝 specifically means just one knee, as used in 片膝をつく.

両りょう膝ひざ
片膝 refers to only one knee, while 両膝 refers to both knees together, as in 両膝をつく (kneel on both knees).

片かた足あし
片膝 uses the 片- prefix with 膝 (knee) to mean one knee, while 片足 uses the same prefix with 足 (leg/foot) to mean one leg, so learners may mix up which body part is meant.

片かた膝ひざUsage85%
Standard kanji spelling.
片かたひざUsage15%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.

Compound of 片 (kata, 'one side') + 膝 (hiza, 'knee').