腕
腕 — Arm
arm, ability, talent
On’yomiワン (wan)
Kun’yomiうで (ude)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 腕
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 腕 | うで ude | arm; ability; skill |
| 左腕 | ひだりうで hidariude | left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher) |
| 手腕 | しゅわん shuwan | ability; capability; skill |
| 右腕 | みぎうで migiude | right arm; right-hand man; right hand |
| 腕時計 | うでどけい udedokei | wristwatch; watch |
| 両腕 | りょううで ryouude | both arms |
Study notes
腕 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1163 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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