Do you know the parts of the human body in Japanese? The human body in Japanese is jintai [人体] while the word for body is just karada [体]. If you want to say parts of the human body, you say shintai Kakubu no Meishou or karada kakubu no Meishō. In this article, we will share some parts of the human body for you to practice your Japanese.
Notice that parts of the human body often have many ideogramas/kanji, indicating that the anatomy of the body in Japanese does not have many words of foreign origins.
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Parts of the Human Body in Japanese
Below we will see a list of words that refer to the main parts of the human body in Japanese:
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| Kanji | Kana | Rōmaji | Portuguese |
| 頭 | あたま | atama | Head |
| 肩 | かた | kata | Shoulder |
| 胸 | むね | mune | Chest |
| 腹 | はら | hara | abdômen |
| お腹 | おなか | onaka | abdômen |
| 腰 | こし | koshi | Waist |
| 腕 | うで | ude | Arm |
| 肘 | ひじ | hiji | Elbow |
| 手首 | てくび | tekubi | Pulse |
| 手 | て | te | Mão |
| 指 | ゆび | yubi | Finger |
| 足 | あし | ashi | Leg foot |
| 太腿 | ふともも | futomomo | Thigh |
| 脛 | すね | sune | Cinnamon |
| 膝 | ひざ | hiza | Knee |
| 踝 | くるぶし | kurubushi | Ankle |
| 踵 | かかと | kakato | To heel |
| 脳 | のう | nou | brain |
| 肺 | はい | hey | lung |
| 気管 | きかん | Kikan | trachea |
| 心臓 | しんぞう | Shinzou | heart |
| 肝臓 | かんぞう | kanzou | fígado |
| 胆嚢 | たんの う | tannou | gallbladder |
| 食道 | しょくどう | shokudou | esophagus |
| 胃袋 | いぶくろ | ibukuro | stomach |
| 膵臓 | すいぞう | suizou | pâncreas |
| 腎臓 | じんぞう | whined | kidney |
| 腸 | ちょう | it rained | intestine |
| 盲腸 | もうちょう | mouchou | cecum / appendix |
| 虫垂 | ちゅうすい | chuusui | appendix |
| 肛門 | こうもん | koumon | ânus |
| 血管 | けっかん | kekkan | blood vessel |
| 骨 | ほね | hone | bone |
| 筋肉 | きんにく | kinniku | muscle |
| 臍 | へそ | Heso | belly button |
| 脂肪 | しぼう | shibou | Gordura |
Hands and Arms in Japanese
Below we will see a list of words that refer to the arms and legs of the human body in Japanese:
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| Kanji | Kana | Rōmaji | Portuguese |
| 親指 | おやゆび | oyayubi | thumb |
| 人差し指 | ひとさしゆび | hitosashiyubi | index finger |
| 中指 | なかゆび | nakayubi | middle finger |
| 薬指 | くすりゆび | kusuriyubi | ring finger |
| 小指 | こゆび | koyubi | little finger |
| 手の甲 | てのこう | tenokou | back of hand |
| 手の平/ 掌 | てのひら | Tenohira | palm |
| 手首 | てくび | tekubi | pulse |
| 指輪 | ゆびわ | yubiwa | ring |
| 爪 | つめ | tsume | nail |
| 甘皮 | あまかわ | Amakawa | cuticle (the skin at the root of a nail) |
| 拳 | こぶし | kobushi | fish |
Face and Face in Japanese
Below we will see a list of words that refer to face and face in the Japanese language:
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| Kanji | Kana | Rōmaji | Portuguese |
| 髪の毛 | かみのけ | kaminoke | hair |
| 額 | ひたい | hitai | forehead |
| 目 | め | me | eye |
| 眉 | まゆ | mayu | eyebrow |
| 睫 / 睫毛 | まつげ | matsuge | eyelash |
| 耳 | みみ | mimi | ear |
| 鼻 | はな | hana | nose |
| 口 | くち | Kuchi | mouth |
| 頬 | ほお / ほほ | hoo / hoho | cheek |
| 顎 | あご | ago | chin / jaw |
| 首 | くび | kubi | neck |
| 皺 | しわ | shiwa | wrinkle |
| 笑窪 | えくぼ | ekubo | curling |
| 雀斑 | そばかす | Sobakasu | sarda |
| 面皰 | にきび | nikibi | pimples / acne |
| 痘痕 | あばた | slaughter | pockmark |
| 髭, 鬚, 髯 | ひげ | hige | mustache / beard / sideburns |
| 黒子 | ほくろ | hokuro | soft / brand |
| 歯 | は | ha | tooth |
| 唇 | くちびる | kuchibiru | lip |
| 舌 | した | shita | Language |
| 肌, 膚 | はだ | hada | skin |
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Other parts of the human body
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| Kanji | Kana | Rōmaji | Portuguese |
| 顔 | かお | kao | Face |
| 髪 | かみ | kami | Hair |
| 耳たぶ | みみたぶ | mimitabu | Ear lobe |
| 頬 | ほお / ほほ | hoo / hoho | Cheek |
| 頬っぺた | ほっぺた | hoppet | Cheek |
| お凸 | おでこ | odeko | Testa |
| 眉 | まゆ | mayu | Eyebrow |
| 瞼 | まぶた | mabuta | Eyelids |
| 鼻孔 | びこう | Bikou | Nostril |
| 口 | くち | Kuchi | Mouth |
| 唇 | くちびる | kuchibiru | Lips |
| 歯 | は | ha | Teeth |
| 歯茎 | はぐき | haguki | Gum / Ridge's Tooth |
| 体 | からだ | karada | Body |
| 喉 | のど | node | Throat |
| 脇 の 下 | わきのした | waki no shita | Armpit |
| 肘 | ひじ | hiji | Elbow |
| 脹脛 | ふくらはぎ | fukurahagi | Calf |
| 膝頭 | ひざがしら | hizagashira | kneecap |
| 足首 | あしくび | ashikubi | Ankle |
| 爪先 | つまさき | tsumasaki | Toe / Tiptoe |
| 背中 | せなか | Senaka | Back (of the body) |
| お尻 | おしり | Oshiri | Buttocks |
| 胃 | い | i | stomach (organ) |
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