N31215/1669
膝
nounnoun (generic)
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ひざ
Meanings
- knee
- lap, knee and thigh (while sitting)
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Example sentences
転んで膝を怪我した。
I fell and hurt my knee.
子供が膝の上で眠っている。
The child is sleeping on my lap.
膝が痛くて階段を上れない。
My knee hurts so I can't climb the stairs.
猫が膝に乗ってきてとても温かかった。
The cat climbed onto my lap and it was very warm.
長時間正座をしていたので膝が痺れてしまった。
Because I had been sitting in seiza for a long time, my knees went numb.
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