肘(ひじ)

ひじ
noun
elbow
1. elbow
The joint in the middle of the arm where it bends.
肘(ひじ)をテーブルにつかないでください。
Please don't put your elbows on the table.
Table manners
肘(ひじ)を曲(ま)げてください。
Please bend your elbow.
肘(ひじ)をぶつけてしまいました。
I bumped my elbow.
子供(こども)が肘(ひじ)をテーブルにつくのを見(み)て、母(はは)が「だめよ」と言(い)いました。
Seeing the child put their elbow on the table, the mother said "Don't do that."
テニスを長(なが)い間(あいだ)していたので、右(みぎ)の肘(ひじ)が痛(いた)くなって、病院(びょういん)に行(い)きました。
Because I played tennis for a long time, my right elbow started hurting and I went to the hospital.

肘(ひじ) is the elbow—the joint in the middle of the arm.

WRITING:
The kanji is complex, so hiragana (ひじ) is common in casual writing.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 肘(ひじ)を曲(ま)げる: to bend one's elbow
  • 肘(ひじ)をつく: to put one's elbows (on table)
  • 肘(ひじ)をぶつける: to bump one's elbow
  • 肘(ひじ)掛(か)け: armrest

MANNERS:
肘(ひじ)をつく (putting elbows on the table) is considered bad manners in Japan, as in many cultures.

RELATED BODY PARTS:

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Added 2026.1.7 21:18 · Revised 2026.2.22 15:56
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