Kanji Detail for 臂 - "arm, elbow"

臂

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning

臂 means "arm, elbow."
1. Arm - The part from shoulder to wrist.
2. Elbow - The arm joint.
Four-character idioms with 臂
- 三面六臂さんめんろっぴ rush of business; versatility; man who can do the work of many
- 八面六臂はちめんろっぴ competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

elbow

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

arm

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

arm

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

arm

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

The upper limb of the human body. From shoulder to wrist is called 臂 (arm). Such as going into seclusion together is called 把臂入林 (arm in arm into the forest). Missing an opportunity is called 失之交臂 (losing it when arms cross). Also 半臂 is a clothing name. Like today's vest. | The front limbs of animals are also called 臂. Such as saying 螳臂當車 (a mantis arm blocking a cart; overestimating one's abilities). Based on (Zhuangzi).
Onyomi

hi(ヒ)
Kunyomi

hiji(ひじ)
Strokes

19 strokes
Radical

肉月 (niku・nikuzuki)
Related Keywords

arm elbow limb forearm