Human Body Parts in Japanese – Jintai

Do you know what the parts of the human body are in Japanese? The human body in Japanese is jintai [人体] while the word 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 the parts of the human body often have many ideograms/kanji, indicating that the anatomy of the body in Japanese does not have as many words of foreign origins.

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	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	Wrist
手	て	te	Hand
指	ゆび	yubi	Finger
足	あし	ashi	Leg / Foot
太腿	ふともも	futomomo	Thigh
脛	すね	sune	Shin
膝	ひざ	hiza	Knee
踝	くるぶし	kurubushi	Ankle
踵	かかと	kakato	Heel
脳	のう	nou	brain
肺	はい	hai	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	zinzou	kidney
腸	ちょう	chou	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	navel
脂肪	しぼう	shibou	fat

The 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 the hand
手の平/ 掌	てのひら	Tenohira	palm
手首	てくび	tekubi	wrist
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	fist

Face and Face in Japanese

Below we will see a list of words that refer to the 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	dimple
雀斑	そばかす	Sobakasu	freckle
面皰	にきび	nikibi	pimples / acne
痘痕	あばた	Abata	pockmark
髭, 鬚, 髯	ひげ	hige	mustache / beard / sideburns
黒子	ほくろ	hokuro	mole / mark
歯	は	ha	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	Rōmaji	Portuguese
顔	かお	kao	Face
髪	かみ	kami	Hair
耳たぶ	みみたぶ	mimitabu	Earlobe
頬	ほお / ほほ	hoo / hoho	Cheek
頬っぺた	ほっぺた	hoppeta	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	ha	Teeth
歯茎	はぐき	haguki	Gum / Ridge Tooth
体	からだ	karada	Body
喉	のど	nodo	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	Patella
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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