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Kanji Detail for 肱 - "upper arm, elbow"
肱
- Meaning
肱 means "upper arm, elbow."
Upper arm - The part from shoulder to elbow.
Elbow - The arm joint connecting the upper and lower arm (Japanese usage).
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
ability; talent; elbow; arm
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
forearm
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
upper arm; arm
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
forearm
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
The second section of the arm, from elbow to wrist, is called 肱 (forearm). Calling left and right 股肱 (thighs and forearms). Using limbs as a metaphor for great ministers. Seen in (Book of Documents). Also "good medicine from three broken arms." Meaning having experienced much illness. As a metaphor for experiencing many vicissitudes.
- Onyomi
- Kunyomi
- Strokes
- Radical
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Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は書物を読むのも散歩に出るのも厭だったので、ただ漠然と火鉢の縁に肱を載せて凝と顋を支えたなり考えていました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私はすぐ両肱を火鉢の縁から取り除けて、心持それをＫの方へ押しやるようにしました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は暗示を受けた人のように、床の上に肱を突いて起き上がりながら、屹とＫの室を覗きました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は書物を読むのも散歩に出るのも厭だったので、ただ漠然と火鉢の縁に肱を載せて凝と顋を支えたなり考えていました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私はすぐ両肱を火鉢の縁から取り除けて、心持それをＫの方へ押しやるようにしました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は暗示を受けた人のように、床の上に肱を突いて起き上がりながら、屹とＫの室を覗きました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha