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腕

Arm
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingワン
Kun readingうで
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 8Level 24

Meanings

  1. armRtK
  2. ability
  3. talent
  1. skill
  2. competence

Synonyms

アーム技能腕前

Popular Usage

腕前

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · address · house · mailbox · evening · fingerprint

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1522

Compound words

腕立て伏せうでたてふせ
push-up (exercise); press-up
腕前うでまえ
ability; skill; facility
右腕みぎうで
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-hand person
手腕しゅわん
ability; capability; skill
敏腕びんわん
ability; capability; competence; skill
両腕りょううで
both arms
腕白わんぱく
naughty; mischievous; unruly
腕力わんりょく
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
左腕ひだりうで
left arm
腕時計うでどけい
wristwatch; watch
才腕さいわん
skill
上腕じょうわん
upper arm
凄腕すごうで
remarkable ability
片腕かたうで
one arm
腕釧わんせん
bracelet worn by Buddhist statues
腕枕うでまくら
using one's arms as a pillow
辣腕らつわん
shrewdness
スゴ腕すごうで
remarkable ability
すご腕すごうで
remarkable ability
懸腕直筆けんわんちょくひつ
calligraphy technique (brush held perpendicular)
切歯扼腕せっしやくわん
being enraged (indignant, impatient)
腕っぷしうでっぷし
physical strength
腕を拱くうでをこまねく
to look on with arms folded
腕橈骨筋わんとうこつきん
brachioradialis (muscle)

Kun Reading Examples

彼は氷の上で転んで、それで腕を折った。うで
He fell down on the ice and broke his arm.tatoeba
彼は彼女の腕を捕まえた。うで
He caught her by the arm.tatoeba
彼は彼女の腕を取り、引きずっていった。うで
He seized her hand and dragged her away.tatoeba
彼は彼女の腕をつかんだ。うで
He caught her by the arm.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は氷の上で転んで、それで腕を折った。
He fell down on the ice and broke his arm.tatoeba
彼は彼女の腕を捕まえた。
He caught her by the arm.tatoeba
彼は彼女の腕を取り、引きずっていった。
He seized her hand and dragged her away.tatoeba
彼は彼女の腕をつかんだ。
He caught her by the arm.tatoeba
剣の腕前はすごかったらしい。
It is said that Tanaka's skill of Japanese fencing was extremely excellent.wiki
この歌は楽人の腕前を見るという意味があった。
The purpose of performing this song was to assess the musician's skill.wiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Arm; skill. 月 (body) + 宛 (bend) — the part of the body that bends. 腕時計 — wristwatch.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 腕

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