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Japanese Vocabulary – Body Parts 体 – Review Notes
Today we learned how to say some body parts in Japanese! In these review notes, we will go over all the Japanese vocabulary that was in the video and we will see a list of more body parts in Japanese!
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Today’s Japanese Vocabulary Lesson is:
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★ Body in Japanese is 体 (からだ – karada).
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★ The Japanese word for head is 頭 (あたま – atama).
★ The Japanese word for face is 顔 (かお – kao).
★Hair in Japanese is 髪の毛、髪（かみ、かみのけ – Kaminoke)
★bangs in Japanese is 前髪 (まえがみ – Maegami)
★sideburns in Japanese is もみあげ – Momiage
★back of the head/ nape in Japanese is 襟足（えりあし – Eriashi)
★The hair root in Japanese is 根元 (ねもと – Nemoto)
★The hair ends in Japanese is 毛先 (けさき – Kesaki)
★The hair parting in Japanese is 分け目 (wakeme)
★gray hair in Japanese is 白髪 (しらが – SHIRAGA)
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★ The Japanese word for eye(s) is 目 (め – me).
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★ The Japanese word for ear(s) is 耳 (みみ – mimi)
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★ Nose in Japanese is 鼻 (はな – hana).
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★ Mouth in Japanese is 口 (くち – kuchi).
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★ Chest in Japanese is 胸 (むね – mune).
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★ Stomach in Japanese is お腹 (おなか – onaka).
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★ Arm(s) in Japanese is 腕 (うで – ude).
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★ Hand(s) in Japanese is 手 (て – te).
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★ leg(s) in Japanese is 脚 (あし – ashi).
★ foot/feet in Japanese is also pronounced あし (ashi) but the kanji is different: 足
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More Body Parts:
Face kao 顔（かお）
Cheek(s) hoppeta/hoho ほっぺた/頬
Forehead odeko/hitai おでこ/ ひたい
Teeth ha 歯（は）
Tongue shita 舌（した）
Lips kuchibiru 唇（くちびる）
Hair (on head) kami 髪（かみ）
Neck kubi 首（くび）
Throat nodo 喉（のど）
shoulder(s) kata 肩（かた）
elbow(s) hiji 肘（ひじ）
wrist(s) tekubi 手首（てくび）
back senaka 背中（せなか）
hips/lower back koshi 腰（こし）
knee(s) hiza 膝（ひざ）
ankle(s) ashikubi 足首（あしくび）
finger(s) yubi 指（ゆび）
nail(s) tsume 爪（つめ）
toe(s) tsumasaki 爪先（つまさき）
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Conclusion:
We learned a lot of body parts in Japanese today! If you want to know the Japanese word for any body parts (keep it PG!!) that we didn’t mention, ask us in the comment section below!
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8 comments
What is the Japanese word for iris? As in the color of your eye?
Comment by Snow on 12/07/2013 at 12:57 pmThe iris that is in your eye is called 虹彩（こうさい – kousai）(◕ω◕)☆
Comment by PuniPuni on 12/11/2013 at 7:44 amWhat is the Japanese word for thigh and bicep?
Comment by Lydia on 12/11/2013 at 9:05 amThigh is 太もも (ふともも – futomomo). Bicep is 上腕二頭筋 (じょうわんにとうきん – jōwannitōkin), but this word is very difficult. You can just say 腕 (うで – ude) – arm! (◕ω<)b☆
Comment by PuniPuni on 12/19/2013 at 3:20 amWhat is the japanese word for heart?
Comment by Tiffany on 04/12/2014 at 1:05 pmBrain?
Finger nails?
lungs?
Thank you very much :3
Heart (anatomical) in Japanese is 心臓 (shinzō). Brain is 脳みそ (nōmiso). Finger nails is 爪 (tsume). Lungs is 肺臓 (haizō). (◕ω◕)♪
Comment by PuniPuni on 04/12/2014 at 8:52 pmwhat is it Japanese word for Eyelash?
Comment by Horames on 12/13/2014 at 3:06 pmwoman chest (breast) ?
eyelash is まつげ (matsuge)
Comment by PuniPuni on 01/06/2015 at 7:20 ambreasts or boobs are おっぱい (oppai)