(じょうわんにとうきん)

じょうわんにとうきん
noun
biceps; biceps muscle
body-part
1. biceps; biceps muscle
The large muscle on the front of the upper arm that flexes the elbow; the biceps. An anatomical term that is also common in fitness contexts.
上腕二頭筋(じょうわんにとうきん)(きた)える
Train the biceps.
(うで)()げる上腕二頭筋(じょうわんにとうきん)()()がる
When you bend your arm, the biceps bulges.
In the motion of lifting heavy objects, the biceps works hard.

上腕(じょうわん) (upper arm) + 二頭(にとう) (two-headed) + (きん) (muscle). The muscle you flex to make a "muscle bump."

Common collocations

  • 上腕二頭筋(じょうわんにとうきん)(きた)える: to train the biceps
  • (ちから)こぶ: the bulge of a flexed biceps (colloquial)

Similar words

  • 上腕三頭筋(じょうわんさんとうきん): triceps — the muscle on the back of the upper arm