Body Parts in Japanese
We often don’t realize it but being able to talk about parts of your body is surprisingly important in everyday life. To help you with that, below we have put together a list of the most important body parts in Japanese. For more vocabularies like that, take a look at our learning resources for Japanese at the end of the page.
| English | Japanese |
|---|---|
| head | 頭部 (tōbu) |
| nose | 鼻 (hana) |
| hair | 髪の毛 (kaminoke) |
| mouth | 口 (kuchi) |
| ear | 耳 (mimi) |
| eye | 目 (me) |
| hand | 手 (te) |
| foot | 脚 (ashi) |
| heart | 心臓 (shinzō) |
| brain | 脳 (nō) |
| neck | 首 (kubi) |
| bottom | 尻 (shiri) |
| shoulder | 肩 (kata) |
| knee | 膝 (hiza) |
| leg | 足 (ashi) |
| arm | 腕 (ude) |
| belly | 腹 (hara) |
| back | 背中 (senaka) |
| tooth | 歯 (ha) |
| tongue | 舌 (shita) |
| lip | 唇 (kuchibiru) |
| finger | 指 (yubi) |
| toe | つま先 (tsumasaki) |
| stomach | 胃 (i) |
| lung | 肺 (hai) |
| liver | 肝臓 (kanzō) |
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