膝（ひざ）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: knee
Example sentences
- 転んで膝をすりむいた。 — I fell and scraped my knee.
- 正座をすると膝が痛い。 — My knees hurt when I sit seiza-style.
Idioms & proverbs containing “膝”
- 膝とも談合 (ひざともだんごう) — two heads are better than one; consult even with your knees
- 膝が笑う (ひざがわらう) — to have one's knees be about to give way
- 膝を折る (ひざをおる) — to surrender; to give in; to yield; to concede
- 膝を屈する (ひざをくっする) — to surrender; to give in; to yield; to submit; to bend one's knee
- 七重の膝を八重に折る (ななえのひざをやえにおる) — to humbly implore; to beg profusely
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