肩（かた）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: shoulder
Example sentences
- 重い荷物を持って肩が凝った。 — My shoulders got stiff from carrying heavy luggage.
- 後ろから彼の肩をたたいた。 — I tapped him on the shoulder from behind.
Idioms & proverbs containing “肩”
- 肩が凝る (かたがこる) — to have stiff shoulders
- 肩が張る (かたがはる) — to have stiff shoulders
- 肩を入れる (かたをいれる) — to support; to back up; to side with; to take sides
- 肩で風を切る (かたでかぜをきる) — to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
- 肩をいからせる (かたをいからせる) — to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
- 肩の荷が下りる (かたのにがおりる) — to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “肩” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)