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200+ Japanese Body Parts Vocabulary You Need to Know

Table of Contents
1. Eyes
2. Head and Face
3. Body
4. Neck, Shoulder, and Upper Body
5. Hip, Leg, and Lower Body
6. Muscles, Bones, and Joints
7. Fingers
8. Internal Human Body Parts
Japanese body parts vocabulary is one of the most practical topics for learners at any level. Let’s find 200+ must-know terms, organized by categories such as head, face, upper body, lower body, internal organs, muscles, and bones with Mazii!
200+ must-know body parts Japanese vocabulary
Eyes
Kana |
Romaji |
Kanji |
Meaning |
め |
me |
目 |
eye |
まぶた |
mabuta |
瞼 |
eyelid |
まつげ |
matsuge |
睫毛 |
eyelash |
めがしら |
megashira |
目頭 |
inner corner of the eye |
めじり |
mejiri |
目尻 |
outer corner of the eye |
るいせん |
ruisen |
涙腺 |
lacrimal gland |
なみだぶくろ |
namida bukuro |
涙袋 |
eye bag / tear trough |
しろめ |
shirome |
白目 |
white of the eye (sclera) |
くろめ |
kurome |
黒目 |
black part of the eye (iris) |
こうさい |
kousai |
虹彩 |
iris (colored part) |
どうこう |
doukou |
瞳孔 |
pupil |
じんこう |
jinkou |
人工瞳孔 |
artificial pupil (medical term) |
せんたい |
sentai |
線体 |
retina (layer of eye) |
もうまく |
moumaku |
網膜 |
retina |
こうまく |
koumaku |
黄斑 |
macula (yellow spot on retina) |
きょうたい |
kyoutai |
強膜 |
sclera (outer white membrane) |
けんばん |
kenban |
角膜 |
cornea |
みずぐき |
mizuguki |
涙嚢 |
tear sac |
がんけん |
ganken |
眼瞼 |
eyelid (medical/technical term) |
がんきゅう |
gankyuu |
眼球 |
eyeball |
がんかく |
gankaku |
眼角 |
canthus (corner of eye) |
Head and Face
Japanese head and face vocabulary
Kana |
Romaji |
Kanji |
Meaning |
あたま |
atama |
頭 |
head |
かみ / かみのけ |
kami / kaminoke |
髪 / 髪の毛 |
hair |
かお |
kao |
顔 |
face |
ひたい |
hitai |
額 |
forehead |
まゆ / まゆげ |
mayu / mayuge |
眉 / 眉毛 |
eyebrow |
ひとみ |
hitomi |
瞳 |
pupil |
ほお / ほほ |
hoo / hoho |
頬 |
cheek |
はな |
hana |
鼻 |
nose |
はなのあな |
hana no ana |
鼻の穴 |
nostril |
みみ |
mimi |
耳 |
ear |
くち |
kuchi |
口 |
mouth |
くちびる |
kuchibiru |
唇 |
lips |
した |
shita |
舌 |
tongue |
は |
ha |
歯 |
tooth / teeth |
あご |
ago |
顎 |
chin, jaw |
したあご |
shita ago |
下顎 |
lower jaw |
うわあご |
uwa ago |
上顎 |
upper jaw |
ほおぼね |
hoobone |
頬骨 |
cheekbone |
みけん |
miken |
眉間 |
space between eyebrows |
こめかみ |
komekami |
こめかみ |
temple |
みみたぶ |
mimitabu |
耳たぶ |
earlobe |
はぐき |
haguki |
歯茎 |
gums |
Body
Kana |
Romaji |
Kanji |
Meaning |
からだ |
karada |
体 / 身体 |
body |
しんたい |
shintai |
身体 |
body (formal/medical) |
からだのぶい |
karada no bui |
体の部位 |
body part |
どう / どうたい |
dou / doutai |
胴 / 胴体 |
torso, trunk of body |
じょうはんしん |
jouhanshin |
上半身 |
upper body |
かはんしん |
kahanshin |
下半身 |
lower body |
しし |
shishi |
四肢 |
limbs |
けいぶ |
keibu |
頸部 |
neck (medical) |
かた |
kata |
肩 |
shoulder |
むね |
mune |
胸 |
chest |
はいぶ |
haibu |
背部 |
back (medical) |
せなか |
senaka |
背中 |
back |
はら |
hara |
腹 |
belly, stomach, abdomen |
ふくぶ |
fukubu |
腹部 |
abdomen (medical) |
こし |
koshi |
腰 |
waist, lower back |
しり |
shiri |
尻 |
buttocks |
でんぶ |
denbu |
臀部 |
buttocks (medical/formal) |
うで |
ude |
腕 |
arm |
あし |
ashi |
脚 / 足 |
leg / foot |
ひふ |
hifu |
皮膚 |
skin |
すじ |
suji |
筋 |
muscle, tendon |
きんにく |
kinniku |
筋肉 |
muscle |
ほね |
hone |
骨 |
bone |
ないぞう |
naizou |
内臓 |
internal organs |
しんぞう |
shinzou |
心臓 |
heart |
はい |
hai |
肺 |
lungs |
かんぞう |
kanzou |
肝臓 |
liver |
じんぞう |
jinzou |
腎臓 |
kidney |
い |
i |
胃 |
stomach (organ) |
ちょう |
chou |
腸 |
intestines |
せっけつ |
sekketsu |
血液 |
blood |
けっかん |
kekkan |
血管 |
blood vessel |
しんけい |
shinkei |
神経 |
nerve |
Neck, Shoulder, and Upper Body
Japanese neck, shoulder, and upper body vocabulary
Kana |
Romaji |
Kanji |
Meaning |
くび |
kubi |
首 |
neck |
のど |
nodo |
喉 |
throat |
のどぼとけ |
nodo botoke |
喉仏 |
Adam’s apple |
うなじ |
unaji |
項 |
nape (back of the neck) |
かた |
kata |
肩 |
shoulder |
かたくび |
katakubi |
肩首 |
base of neck/shoulder area |
わき / わきのした |
waki / waki no shita |
脇 / 脇の下 |
armpit, underarm |
むね |
mune |
胸 |
chest, breast |
ちぶさ |
chibusa |
乳房 |
breast (female) |
せなか |
senaka |
背中 |
back |
こし |
koshi |
腰 |
waist, lower back |
わきばら |
waki bara |
脇腹 |
side, ribs |
はら |
hara |
腹 |
belly, abdomen |
ふくぶくろ |
fukubukuro |
腹部 |
abdomen (medical term) |
したばら |
shitabara |
下腹 |
lower abdomen |
みぞおち |
mizo-ochi |
みぞおち |
pit of stomach / solar plexus |
へそ |
heso |
臍 |
belly button |
うで |
ude |
腕 |
arm |
かたうで |
kata ude |
肩腕 |
upper arm |
ひじ |
hiji |
肘 |
elbow |
てくび |
tekubi |
手首 |
wrist |
て |
te |
手 |
hand |
てのひら |
te no hira |
手の平 |
palm |
てのこう |
te no kou |
手の甲 |
back of hand |
ゆび |
yubi |
指 |
finger |
つめ |
tsume |
爪 |
nail |
かたほね |
kata hone |
肩骨 |
shoulder bone (scapula area) |
きょうかく |
kyoukaku |
胸郭 |
rib cage (anatomical) |
Hip, Leg, and Lower Body
Kana |
Romaji |
Kanji |
Meaning |
こし |
koshi |
腰 |
waist, hips, lower back |
しり |
shiri |
尻 |
buttocks |
でんぶ |
denbu |
臀部 |
buttocks (medical/formal) |
こうもん |
koumon |
肛門 |
anus |
あし |
ashi |
脚 |
leg |
あし |
ashi |
足 |
foot |
もも |
momo |
腿 |
thigh |
ふともも |
futomomo |
太もも |
upper thigh |
ひざ |
hiza |
膝 |
knee |
ひざのさら |
hiza no sara |
膝の皿 |
kneecap / patella |
すね |
sune |
脛 |
shin |
ふくらはぎ |
fukurahagi |
脹脛 |
calf |
あしくび |
ashikubi |
足首 |
ankle |
くるぶし |
kurubushi |
踝 |
ankle bone |
あしゆび |
ashi yubi |
足指 |
toe |
つまさき |
tsumasaki |
つま先 |
tip of the toe, toe end |
かかと |
kakato |
踵 |
heel |
つちふまず |
tsuchi fumazu |
土踏まず |
arch of the foot |
あしのうら |
ashi no ura |
足の裏 |
sole of the foot |
あしのこう |
ashi no kou |
足の甲 |
instep, top of the foot |
ももうら |
momoura |
太ももの裏 |
back of thigh, hamstring |
ひざうら |
hizaura |
膝裏 |
back of knee |
そけいぶ |
sokeibu |
鼠蹊部 |
groin |
また |
mata |
股 |
crotch, groin |
だいたいこつ |
daitaikotsu |
大腿骨 |
femur (thigh bone) |
けいこつ |
keikotsu |
脛骨 |
shin bone (tibia) |
ひこつ |
hikotsu |
腓骨 |
fibula |
かかとのほね |
kakato no hone |
踵骨 |
heel bone (calcaneus) |
Muscles, Bones, and Joints
Japanese bones, joints voacbulary
Kana |
Romaji |
Kanji |
Meaning |
ほね |
hone |
骨 |
bone |
きんにく |
kinniku |
筋肉 |
muscle |
かんせつ |
kansetsu |
関節 |
joint |
けん |
ken |
腱 |
tendon |
じんたい |
jintai |
靭帯 |
ligament |
さこつ |
sakotsu |
鎖骨 |
clavicle, collarbone |
けんこうこつ |
kenkoukotsu |
肩甲骨 |
scapula, shoulder blade |
ろっこつ |
rokkotsu |
肋骨 |
ribs |
きょうかく |
kyoukaku |
胸郭 |
rib cage, thorax |
せきつい |
sekitsui |
脊椎 |
spine, vertebrae |
せぼね |
sebone |
背骨 |
backbone, spine |
ついこつ |
tsuikotsu |
椎骨 |
vertebra |
こつばん |
kotsuban |
骨盤 |
pelvis |
こかんせつ |
kokansetsu |
股関節 |
hip joint |
アキレスけん |
akiresu ken |
アキレス腱 |
Achilles tendon |
ひざかんせつ |
hiza kansetsu |
膝関節 |
knee joint |
ひじかんせつ |
hiji kansetsu |
肘関節 |
elbow joint |
かたかんせつ |
kata kansetsu |
肩関節 |
shoulder joint |
てくびかんせつ |
tekubi kansetsu |
手首関節 |
wrist joint |
あしくびかんせつ |
ashikubi kansetsu |
足首関節 |
ankle joint |
たいかんきん |
taikankin |
体幹筋 |
core muscles |
ふともものきんにく |
futomomo no kinniku |
太ももの筋肉 |
thigh muscles |
はらきん |
harakin |
腹筋 |
abdominal muscles |
せきはいきん |
sekihai kin |
脊背筋 |
back muscles |
だいたいこつ |
daitaikotsu |
大腿骨 |
femur (thigh bone) |
けいこつ |
keikotsu |
脛骨 |
tibia (shin bone) |
ひこつ |
hikotsu |
腓骨 |
fibula |
かかとのほね |
kakato no hone |
踵骨 |
heel bone (calcaneus) |
じょうわんこつ |
jouwankotsu |
上腕骨 |
humerus (upper arm bone) |
とうこつ |
toukotsu |
橈骨 |
radius |
ちゅうこつ |
chuukotsu |
尺骨 |
ulna |
Fingers
Kana |
Romaji |
Kanji |
Meaning |
ゆび |
yubi |
指 |
finger (general) |
てのゆび |
te no yubi |
手の指 |
finger (of the hand) |
あしのゆび |
ashi no yubi |
足の指 |
toe |
おやゆび |
oya yubi |
親指 |
thumb / big toe |
ひとさしゆび |
hitosashi yubi |
人差し指 |
index finger |
なかゆび |
naka yubi |
中指 |
middle finger |
くすりゆび |
kusuri yubi |
薬指 |
ring finger |
こゆび |
ko yubi |
小指 |
little finger, pinky |
つめ |
tsume |
爪 |
nail (finger/toe nail) |
しゅうしん |
shuushin |
指紋 |
fingerprint |
つめのあか |
tsume no aka |
爪の垢 |
dirt under the nail (lit. nail dirt) |
つめのさき |
tsume no saki |
爪の先 |
nail tip |
ふし |
fushi |
節 |
finger joint |
ゆびのふし |
yubi no fushi |
指の節 |
knuckle |
げんこつ |
genkotsu |
拳骨 |
fist, knuckle |
てのこう |
te no kou |
手の甲 |
back of the hand |
てのひら |
te no hira |
手の平 |
palm of the hand |
Internal Human Body Parts
Kana |
Romaji |
Kanji |
Meaning |
のう |
nou |
脳 |
brain |
せきずい |
sekizui |
脊髄 |
spinal cord |
こうじょうせん |
koujousen |
甲状腺 |
thyroid gland |
きかん |
kikan |
気管 |
trachea |
きかんし |
kikanshi |
気管支 |
bronchus, bronchial tube |
はい |
hai |
肺 |
lungs |
しんぞう |
shinzou |
心臓 |
heart |
けっかん |
kekkan |
血管 |
blood vessel |
どうみゃく |
doumyaku |
動脈 |
artery |
じょうみゃく |
joumyaku |
静脈 |
vein |
りんぱけっかん |
rinpa kekkan |
リンパ血管 |
lymphatic vessel |
い |
i |
胃 |
stomach |
しょくどう |
shokudou |
食道 |
esophagus |
ちょう |
chou |
腸 |
intestine (general) |
しょうちょう |
shouchou |
小腸 |
small intestine |
だいちょう |
daichou |
大腸 |
large intestine |
もうちょう |
mouchou |
盲腸 |
appendix |
かんぞう |
kanzou |
肝臓 |
liver |
たんのう |
tannou |
胆嚢 |
gallbladder |
すいぞう |
suizou |
膵臓 |
pancreas |
じんぞう |
jinzou |
腎臓 |
kidney |
ぼうこう |
boukou |
膀胱 |
bladder |
ひにょうかん |
hinyoukan |
尿管 |
ureter |
こうにょうどう |
kounyoudou |
尿道 |
urethra |
しきゅう |
shikyuu |
子宮 |
uterus, womb |
らんそう |
ransou |
卵巣 |
ovary |
らんかん |
rankan |
卵管 |
fallopian tube |
ぜんりつせん |
zenritsusen |
前立腺 |
prostate gland |
こうがん |
kougan |
睾丸 |
testicle |
ひふ |
hifu |
皮膚 |
skin (the body’s largest organ) |
すいぶん |
suibun |
水分 |
body fluid |
ち |
chi |
血 |
blood |
りんぱ |
rinpa |
リンパ |
lymph |
Mastering Japanese body parts vocabulary is about building a foundation for real-life communication, from visiting a doctor to engaging in casual conversations. With this list of 200+ terms, you’ll have the confidence to describe the human body clearly in Japanese.
Keep practicing by reviewing the words regularly, grouping them by categories, and using flashcards or apps like Mazii to reinforce your learning. Step by step, you’ll find these words becoming a natural part of your Japanese expression.
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