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膝ひざ
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Meanings
Noun
1. knee
2. lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
Other spellings
ひざ
Kanji used
膝knee
Pitch accent
ひざ
Used in vocabulary
ひざ掛かけ
lap blanket
Noun
膝ひざ小こ僧ぞう
kneecap
Noun
立たて膝ひざ
sitting with one knee drawn up
Noun
膝ひざ関かん節せつ
knee joint
Noun
膝ひざ拍びょう子し
keeping time by tapping one's knees
Noun
膝ひざ詰づめ
(sitting) knee-to-knee; face-to-face
Noun
膝ひざ詰づめ談だん判ぱん
direct negotiations; pressing a demand with a face-to-face talk
Noun
突つき膝ひざ
knee touch down; posture with knees and toes on the floor
Noun
膝ひざ隠かくし
standing panel used in Kansai-area rakugo to hide the performer's legs from view; knee-hider
Noun
膝ひざ蹴げり
knee strike; kneeing
Noun
変へん形けい性せい膝ひざ関かん節せつ症しょう
gonarthrosis; osteoarthritis of the knee
Noun
膝ひざ立だち
kneeling
Noun
Examples44
The water came up to my knees.
The snow was knee deep.
Her hands rested on her lap.
The dress comes to my knees.
Her dress is above the knee.
I like to wear my skirts knee length.