Japanese Body Parts Vocabulary - Jintai

Do you know what are the parts of the human body in the Japanese language? The human body in Japanese is jintai [人体] while the word body is just karada [体]. In case you mean parts of the human body you say Shintai Kakubu no Meishou or karada kakubu no meishō. In this article, we are going to share some parts of the human body for you to train your Japanese.

Realize that the parts of the human body tend to have many ideograms/kanji, indicating that the anatomy of the body in Japanese does not have as many words of foreign origins.

Human Body Parts 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	romaji	Portuguese
頭	あたま	atama	Head
肩	かた	kata	Shoulder
胸	むね	mune	Chest
腹	はら	hara	abdomen
お腹	おなか	onaka	abdomen
腰	こし	koshi	Waist
腕	うで	ude	Arm
肘	ひじ	hiji	Elbow
手首	てくび	tekubi	Pulse
手	て	you	Hand
指	ゆび	yubi	Finger
足	あし	ashi	Leg foot
太腿	ふともも	futomomo	Thigh
脛	すね	sune	Lower leg
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	liver
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	pancreas
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	anus
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	fat

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	romaji	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	romaji	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	freckle
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	there is	tooth
唇	くちびる	kuchibiru	lip
舌	した	shita	tongue
肌, 膚	はだ	hada	skin

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Other parts of the human body

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Kanji	Kana	romaji	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	Forehead
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	there is	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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