Moto 腕: Arm; Ability; TalentKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ワン
- Kun'yomi
- うで
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 150 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ワン)
- 左腕さわんleft arm
- 手腕しゅわんability; capability
- 敏腕びんわんability; capability
- 腕力わんりょくphysical strength; brute strength
- 腕章わんしょうarmband; arm band
- 鉄腕てつわんstrong arm
- 上腕じょうわんupper arm
- 上腕三頭筋じょうわんさんとうきんtriceps brachii muscle
- 上腕二頭筋じょうわんにとうきんbiceps brachii muscle
- 上腕動脈じょうわんどうみゃくbrachial artery; arteria brachialis
- 上腕筋じょうわんきんbrachial muscle
- 上腕骨じょうわんこつhumerus (upper bone in arm)
- 八腕類はちわんるいoctopods
- 切歯扼腕せっしやくわんbeing enraged (indignant, impatient); gnashing the teeth and clenching the arms on the breast (in anger or regret)
- 前腕ぜんわんforearm
- 剛腕ごうわんstrong arm; stout arm
- 十腕類じゅうわんるいdecapods
- 外交手腕がいこうしゅわんdiplomatic finesse; skill(s) in diplomacy
- 左腕投手さわんとうしゅleft-handed baseball pitcher
- 快腕かいわんremarkable ability; amazing ability
- 怪腕かいわんremarkable ability; amazing ability
- 懸腕けんわんway of holding a calligraphy brush, with elbow away from the body and arm in the air
- 懸腕直筆けんわんちょくひつcalligraphy technique of holding the brush perpendicularly, lower arm raised, and elbow held away from the body
- 手腕かしゅわんかable individual; man of ability
- 手腕家しゅわんかable individual; man of ability
- 才腕さいわんskill; ability
- 敏腕を振るうびんわんをふるうto show one's competence; to demonstrate one's skill
- 敏腕家びんわんかcapable person; shrewd person
- 無腕症むわんしょうabrachia
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 腕うでarm
- 右腕みぎうでright arm
- 腕前うでまえability; skill
- 両腕りょううでboth arms
- 片腕かたうでone arm
- 細腕ほそうでthin arm; slender arm
- 腕立て伏せうでたてふせpush-up (exercise); press-up
- 腕組みうでぐみfolding one's arms
- すご腕すごうでremarkable ability; mastery
- のれんに腕押しのれんにうでおしnot worth doing; waste of effort
- 二の腕にのうでupper arm
- 凄腕すごうでremarkable ability; mastery
- 利き腕ききうでone's dominant arm
- 太い腕ふというでbig arm; brawny arm
- 広げた腕ひろげたうでoutstretched arms
- 拡げた腕ひろげたうでoutstretched arms
- 料理の腕りょうりのうでcooking ability
- 痩せ腕やせうでthin arm
- 腕がいいうでがいいable; skilled
- 腕がないうでがないunskilled; not very good at
- 腕がなるうでがなるto be itching to put one's skills to use
- 腕がよいうでがよいable; skilled
- 腕が上がるうでがあがるto gain in skill; to improve
- 腕が悪いうでがわるいunskilled; less able
- 腕が無いうでがないunskilled; not very good at
- 腕が立つうでがたつto be talented; to be able
Other readings
- 腕時計うでどけいwristwatch; watch
- 腕白わんぱくnaughty; mischievous
- スゴ腕すごうでremarkable ability; mastery
- 利腕ききうでone's dominant arm
- 暖簾に腕押しのれんにうでおしnot worth doing; waste of effort
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