shoulders and elbows
Refers to the shoulders and elbows as body parts. Often used in set phrases like 肩肘を張る (to be tense/stiff) or 肩肘をつく (to lean on one's elbow).
Please relax without being tense.
He was deep in thought, leaning his elbow on the desk.
put on a bold front; act tough; be unyielding · act stiffly; be formal; be on ceremony
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, sometimes used for readability.
Rare kanji form using 肱 for elbow.
Compound of 肩 (shoulder) and 肘 (elbow).