Word Meaning

ひじ hiji

肘 is read as ひじ (hiji) and means elbow.

Meaning

English

  1. elbow

Reading

Kana

ひじ

Romaji

hiji

Writing Variants

  • ひじ hiji
  • ひじ hiji

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

10

かれはつくえにひじをついてかんがえこんでいた。

he was leaning on the desk with his elbow, lost in thought.

ころんでひじをすりむいた。

i fell and scraped my elbow.

ひじがいたくてにもつをもてない。

my elbow hurts, so i can't carry the luggage.

かのじょはひじでそっとわたしをつついた。

she gently nudged me with her elbow.

このしゃつはひじのあたりがすこしきつい。

this shirt is a little tight around the elbows.

ひじをまげるといたみがはしる。

a sharp pain runs through it when i bend my elbow.

ひじをひろげすぎないでください。

please don't stick your elbows out too far.

かれはひじまでみずにつかっていた。

he was in the water up to his elbows.

ひじをけがしたので、しばらくうんどうをやすむ。

i injured my elbow, so i'll take a break from exercise for a while.

Tom fell and hit his elbow.