The armrests of this chair are made of wood.
I rested my elbows on the armrests and fell into thought.
armchair; chair with armrests · senior staff; veteran employee
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant without okurigana; less common but still used.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; sometimes seen in informal writing.
Compound of 肘 (hiji, 'elbow') and 掛け (kake, 'hanging' or 'rest'), from the verb 掛ける (kakeru, 'to hang' or 'to rest'). Literally 'elbow rest'.