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thigh
The part of the leg between the hip and the knee.
スクワットで太腿の筋肉を鍛える。
I strengthen my thigh muscles with squats.
太腿が筋肉痛で歩きにくい。
My thighs are sore and it's hard to walk.
猫が私の太腿の上で寝ている。
The cat is sleeping on my thigh.
マラソンの後、太腿がガクガクして階段を降りるのが大変だった。
After the marathon, my thighs were shaking and it was hard to go down stairs.
太腿の内側の筋肉は普段あまり使わないので、意識してトレーニングした方がいい。
The muscles on the inner thigh aren't used much in daily life, so it's better to train them consciously.
太腿 refers to the thigh. 太 means 'thick' and 腿 means 'thigh/leg.'
ANATOMY:
- 太腿の前: front of thigh (quadriceps area)
- 太腿の裏: back of thigh (hamstring area)
- 内太腿: inner thigh
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 太腿が太い: to have thick thighs
- 太腿を細くする: to slim the thighs
- 太腿の筋肉: thigh muscles
RELATED BODY PARTS:
- 膝: knee
- 脹脛: calf
- 足: leg/foot
- 腰: waist/lower back
- 尻: buttocks