肩
Meanings
Noun
1. shoulder
Kanji used
Pitch accent
かた
Used in vocabulary
肩たたき
pounding lightly on the shoulders (to relieve stiffness); shoulder massage; massage stick for pounding the shoulders; tapping on the shoulder (as a hint to resign); urging someone to resign; pressuring someone to resign
Noun
肩透かし
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
Noun
Examples68
肩 が 痛い。
I have a pain in the shoulder.
彼 の 肩 ばかり 持つ な よ。
Don't always take sides with him.
彼女の 髪 は 肩 まで ある。
Her hair comes to her shoulders.
父 は 私の 肩 に 手 を 置いた。
Father laid his hand on my shoulder.
彼 は 手 を 私の 肩 に 置いた。
He rested his hand on my shoulder.
彼女の 髪 は 肩 まで 届いていた。
Her hair came down to her shoulders.