arm, ability, talent
On'yomi (音読み)
- ワン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- うで
About this kanji
The kanji 「腕」 primarily means "arm," referring to the physical limb, but it also signifies "ability" or "talent." It is typically used as a noun. You might encounter compounds like 手腕 (しゅわん), which means "ability," or 左腕 (ひだりうで) and 右腕 (みぎうで), meaning "left arm" and "right arm" respectively. Another interesting term is 腕前 (うでまえ), which refers to someone's skill or ability in a specific area. A usage note: while it can denote physical arms, in contexts like sport or arts, it often highlights a person's skill level.
Example sentences
彼は腕が筋肉質だ。
He has muscular arms.
Meanings across languages
- English
- arm, ability, talent
- Tiếng Việt
- cánh tay
- 日本語
- 腕
- 한국어
- 팔
- 中文
- 手臂
- id
- kemampuan
- th
- ความสามารถ
- es
- habilidad
- fr
- habilité
- de
- Fähigkeit
- pt
- habilidade
Common compounds
- 手腕しゅわんability, capability, skill
- 左腕ひだりうでleft arm, left-handed (baseball pitcher)
- 右腕みぎうでright arm, right-hand man, right hand
- 両腕りょううでboth arms
- 腕前うでまえability, skill, facility
- 腕白わんぱくnaughty, mischievous, unruly
- 腕力わんりょくstrength in one's arms, physical strength, muscular strength
- 腕時計うでどけいwristwatch, watch
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