腕（うで）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 2)
Meaning: arm
Example sentences
- 彼は料理の腕がとてもいい。 — He's a very skilled cook.
- 腕を組んでじっと考えた。 — He folded his arms and thought hard.
Idioms & proverbs containing “腕”
- 切歯扼腕 (せっしやくわん) — being enraged (indignant, impatient); gnashing the teeth and clenching the arms on the breast (in anger or regret)
- 腕白小僧 (わんぱくこぞう) — naughty boy; mischievous boy; little rascal; brat
- 懸腕直筆 (けんわんちょくひつ) — calligraphy technique of holding the brush perpendicularly, lower arm raised, and elbow held away from the body
- 腕が鳴る (うでがなる) — to be itching to put one's skills to use
- 腕が立つ (うでがたつ) — to be talented; to be able
- 腕を振るう (うでをふるう) — to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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