Body Parts in Japanese Part 2

Let’s continue from the previous “Body Part Lesson Part 1”

1. 　顎 （あご）( = ago)  chin

2.　背中（せなか）( = senaka)  back

3.　腰 （こし） ( = koshi ) (also ウエスト( = uesuto ) lower back

4.　お尻 （おしり）( = oshiri)   (also 尻（しり）shiri)  

お尻 ( = oshiri) butt is more polite 

5.　胸 （むね） ( = mune)   (also バスト( =  basuto)  referring women’s breast ) chest / breast

6.　肘（ひじ） ( = hiji)  elbow(s)

*Actually Maggie has four “legs” but let’s think of her forelegs as arms.)

7.　お腹 （おなか）( = onaka)  ( 腹（はら）( = hara) ) =  abdomen, belly, stomach 

* お腹 ( = onaka) Onaka is more polite and sounds cuter like tummy)  

8.　膝（ひざ）hiza knees

9.　足 （あし）ashi legs / feet

Did you memorize them? OK, test yourself again with the following picture!

 

Note : Maggie doesn’t have a tail (anymore) but tail in Japanese is 尻尾 ( = shippo) or simply   尾 ( = o)

How to use them :

Ex. 1 ) お腹がすいた/ すきました (→more polite) 

= Onaka ga suita/ sukimashita 

or

お腹が減った/ 減りました (→more polite) 

= Onaka ga hetta/  herimashita

=  I am hungry

Ex. 2 ) •　(body part) が痛い  

= (body part) ga itai. 

= ~  hurts. /I have ＊＊＊ache/pain.

Ex. 　腰が痛い

= koshi ga itai.

=  My lower back hurts.

Q u i z ! :ii:

:l: OK, now it’s time for advanced level people.

Fill out the blanks!! :u:

1) How do you say a person who is evil-minded.

（　　　）黒い　

= (          )  guroi

（黒い   ( = kuroi)  black)

2) How do you say “running over budget”?

（　　　）が出る　

= (             )  ga deru.

（出る ( = deru ) stick out)

3) When you are starving, you say,

（　　　）と（　　　）がくっつく。　

=(            )  to(            ) ga kuttsuku.

（くっつく ( = kuttsuku )  stick together)

4) How do you say face-to-face in Japanese using the above mentioned body part?

( 　　 )と ( 　   　 )を付き合わせる。  

= (            )  to (              )   wo tsukiawaseru.

（付き合わせる ( = tsukiawaseru) 　to get closer)

5）How do you say when you fall flat on your behind?

尻（　　　）を付く　

= shiri (           )    wo tsuku.

( 付く ( = tsuku) ：to pound ) (hint : Japanese food)

6) When you are excited expecting upcoming fun event, you say

胸が（　　　　）。

= mune ga (            ) 

（hint : verb)

みんな、出来た？( = minna dekita?) Did you finish them alright?

(答え）( = kotae )  Answers

1) 腹 = はら ( = hara)

2) 足 = あし ( = ashi)

3）お腹= おなか  ( = onaka)  &　背中 = せなか　( =  senaka) 　（There is a children song, too!)

4) 膝  = ひざ( = hiza ) &　膝  = ひざ　( = hiza) 　

５）餅 = もち ( = mochi ) = Sticky rice cake (Japanese people eat mochi especially on New Year’s Day)

6) 踊る odoru = to dance

 

マギー先生より = Maggie Sensei yori = From Maggie-Sensei

私、ナイスバディーでしょ〜！ 

= Watashi naisu badii de shoo!

= Don’t you think I have a really nice body?

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