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腿

腿: thigh

thigh
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Readings

On
タイ
Kun
もも

Read もも alone and in 太腿 (ふともも); in the anatomical 大腿 it is タイ. Don't confuse 大腿 (だいたい) with 大体 (roughly).

Key words

太腿ふとももthigh
大腿骨だいたいこつthighbone; femur
腿肉ももにくthigh meat
腿ももthigh
内腿うちももinner thigh

Example sentences

I went up and down the stairs so many times that my thighs hurt the next day.

I fell on a snowy road, broke my femur, and was in the hospital for three months.

For yakitori, I like the tender, juicy thigh meat best.

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