上膊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
じょう
Grade: 1
はく
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) じょーはく [jòóhákú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːha̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

(じょう)(はく) (jōhaku) じやうはく (zyaufaku)?

  1. upper arm
    Synonyms: 上腕 (jōwan), 二の腕 (ni no ude)
    • 1925, 芥川龍之介, 海のほとり, 青空文庫:
      (うみ)にはこの数日来(すうじつらい)(にわか)水母(くらげ)()えたらしかった。(げん)(ぼく)もおとといの(あさ)(ひだり)(かた)から上膊(じょうはく)へかけてずっと(はり)(あと)をつけられていた。
      Umi ni wa kono sūjitsu-rai, niwaka ni kurage ga fueta rashikatta. Gen ni boku mo ototoi no asa, hidari no kata kara jōhaku e kakete zutto hari no ato o tsukerarete ita.
      Jellyfish seemed to have suddenly multiplied in the sea these past few days. As a matter of fact, I had been getting stung throughout the morning before last, from my left shoulder to my upper arm.

Derived terms

  • 上膊骨(じょうはくこつ) (jōhakukotsu)
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