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Parts of the Body
| Beginner Terms |
| Romaji |
Pronounciation |
English |
| te |
tay |
hand |
| ken |
ken |
fist |
| ashi |
ah-shee |
leg |
| hiza/hitsui |
hee-zah/hit-soo-ee |
knee |
| wan |
wahn |
arm |
| ude |
oo-day |
forearm |
| empi/hiji |
em-pee/hee-jee |
elbow |
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| Intermediate Terms |
| Romaji |
Pronounciation |
English |
| kaishu |
k'eye-shoo |
open-handed |
| haishu |
high-shoo |
back of the hand |
| teisho |
tay-sho |
bottom of the hand, base of the palm |
| tekubi |
tay-koo-bee |
wrist |
| ashikubi |
ah-shee-koo-bee |
ankle |
| sokuto |
soh-koo-toe |
outer edge of the foot, foot blade |
| koshi |
koe-shee |
ball of the foot |
| kakato |
kah-kah-toe |
bottom of the heel |
| ensho |
en-show |
back of the heel |
| haiwan |
high-wahn |
back of the arm |
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| Advanced Terms |
| Romaji |
Pronounciation |
English |
| atama |
ah-tah-mah |
head |
| kata |
kah-tah |
shoulder |
| kyototsu |
k'yoe-toe-t'soo |
top of the sternum |
| kyosen/suigetsu |
k-yoe-sen/soo-ee-geh-t'soo |
bottom of the sternum, solar plexus |
| koshi |
koe-shee |
hip |
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