Word Meaning

かいな kaina

肱 is read as かいな (kaina) and means arm (esp. upper arm).

Meaning

English

  1. arm (esp. upper arm)
  2. counter used to measure the thickness of round objects

Reading

Kana

かいな

Romaji

kaina

Writing Variants

  • かいな kaina

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

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かれはひじをつくえのうえについた。

He rested his elbow on the desk.

ころんでみぎのひじをうった。

I fell and hit my right elbow.

ひじをまげるとすこしいたむ。

It hurts a little when I bend my elbow.

かのじょはひじまでみずにつかった。

She was in the water up to her elbows.

ながいひじをのばしてたなのうえのはこをとった。

He stretched out his arm and took the box from the shelf.

こどもがわたしのひじをかるくひいた。

The child gently pulled my arm.

ひじをけがしてにもつがもてない。

I injured my elbow, so I cannot carry luggage.

かれはひじでそっとあいずした。

He quietly signaled with his elbow.

さむさでひじのあたりまでこわばった。

Because of the cold, even the area around my elbow grew stiff.