腕うで輪わ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

bracelet; bangle

A decorative band worn around the wrist. 腕輪 is the standard term; ブレスレット is also common in modern Japanese.

彼かの女じょは誕たん生じょう日びに金きんの腕うで輪わをもらった。
She received a gold bracelet for her birthday.
この腕うで輪わは祖そ母ぼの形かた見みです。
This bracelet is a keepsake from my grandmother.

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Kanji

腕arm, ability, talent
輪wheel, ring, circle
環ring, circle, loop

Related words

ブレスレット
腕輪 is the broader native Japanese term for any band worn on the arm (including simple metal armlets), while ブレスレット specifically refers to a decorative wrist bracelet, often Western-style.

Don't confuse with

首くび輪わN1
首輪 is worn around the neck, while 腕輪 is worn around the wrist, though both share the ring-shaped '輪' structure.
指ゆび輪わN5
指輪 is worn on a finger, whereas 腕輪 is worn on the wrist (a bracelet); the two share the kanji 輪 but refer to different pieces of jewelry.

Built from

腕うで+輪わ

Written forms

腕うで輪わUsage89%
Standard kanji spelling for bracelet.
腕うで環わUsage9%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 腕輪 is preferred.
うでわUsage1%

Etymology

Compound of 腕 (ude, 'arm') and 輪 (wa, 'ring'). The spelling 腕環 uses 環 (kan, 'ring') but is rare.