Chapter 4: Body and Health Flashcards
体
からだ
N): body; torso, trunk; build, physique, condition; health; corpse, dead body (although there is another more specific word)
頭
あたま
N): head; hair on ones head; mind, brains, intellect; leader, chief, boss, captain; top, tip; beginning, start; head, person
顔
かお
N): face, visage; look, expression, countenance; honor, face; influence, notoriety
目
め
N): eye, eyeball; eyesight, vision; an experience; viewpoint; stitch, texture, weave
鼻
はな
N): nose
耳
みみ
N): ear; hearing
口
くち
N): mouth; opening, hole, gap, orifice; mouth (e.g. bottle), spout, nozzle, mouthpiece; gate, door, entrance, exit
歯
は
N): tooth, teeth
舌
した
N): tongue
唇
くちびる
N): lip(s)
喉
のど
N): throat
首
くび
N): neck; head
肩
かた
N): shoulder
胸
むね
N): breast, chest; bosom, bust; heart; lungs; stomach; heart, mind, feelings
おなか
N): stomach
背中 せ・なか
N): back (of body
腰 こし
N): back, lower back, waist, hips, lumbar region
腕 うで
N): arm; skill
肘 ひじ
N): elbow
手首 て・くび
N): wrist
手 て
N): hand; handle; hand, work, help; trouble, care, effort; means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship; handwriting
指 ゆび
N): finger(s)*, toe(s), digit(s)
爪 つめ
N): (finger/toe) nail, claw, talon, hoof
足 あし
N): foot, leg; gait; pace
足首 あし・くび
N): ankle
足の指 あし の ゆび
N): toe(s)
膝 ひざ
N): knee
毛 け
N): hair, fur; strand of hair
髪 かみ
N): hair (on the head)
髪の毛 かみ の け
N): hair (long version)
右利き みぎ・き・き
N): right-handed
左利き ひだり・き・き
N): left-handed
片～ (+name of body part that comes in pairs) かた～
G): one (of a pair of the same body part e.g. eyes)
両～ (+ name of body part that comes in pairs) りょう～
G): both (of a pair of the same body part e.g. eyes)
髭 ひげ
N): facial hair, beard
口髭 くち・ひげ
N): moustache
頬/ほっぺた
N): cheek (face)
（お）へそ
N): navel
踵 かかと
N): heel
皮膚 ひ・ふ
N): skin, skin surface
骨 ほね
N): bone
筋肉 きん・にく
N): muscle
（お）尻 しり
N): rear, behind, buttocks
気持ち き・も・ち
N): feeling, mood, sensation; attitude ADV): just a little, somewhat, slightly
感じる かん・じる
V): to feel, sense, experience
心 こころ
N): mind, heart, spirit; meaning of a phrase (I.E. riddle)
嬉しい うれ・しい
ADJ): happy, glad, pleasant
喜ぶ よろこ・ぶ
V): to be delighted, to be glad, to be pleased; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
楽しい たの・しい
ADJ): enjoyable, fun
笑う わら・う
V): to laugh; smile; sneer, ridicule; (+しまった) to be dumbfounded, flabbergasted
悲しい かな・しい
ADJ): sad, sorrowful
悲しむ かな・しむ
V): to be sad, to mourn for, to regret
楽しむ たの・しむ
V): to enjoy
寂しい さび・しい
ADJ): lonely, lonesome, solitary, desolate
苦しい くる・しい
ADJ): difficult, painful, agonizing; needy, tight (budget), straitened (circumstances); awkward (situation), painful (position); (after conjunctive stem) hard to do …, unpleasant to do
怖い こわ・い
ADJ): scary, frightening, eerie, dreadful interjection): (I’m) afraid
怖がる こわ・がる
V): to be afraid of, to dread, to fear, to be nervous (about), to be shy (of)
恥ずかしい は・ずかしい
ADJ): to be embarrassed, ashamed, shy; disgraceful, shameful
泣く な・く
V): to weep, to cry
怒る おこ・る
V): to get angry, to get mad; to tell someone off, to scold; to be vulgar, to be square (int)
怒っている おこ・っている
V): to be angry
驚く おどろ・く
V): to be surprised, to be astonished
心配する しん・ぱい・する
V): to worry
安心する あん・しん・する
V): to be relieved, have peace of mind
がっかりする
V): to be disappointed, dejected, lose heart, feel emotionally drained, feel let down
びっくりする
V): to be surprised, be amazed, to be astonished, to be startled/frightened, to jump (from surprise)
困る こま・る
V): to be troubled, to worry, to be bothered, to be embarrassed, to be stumped
イライラする
V): to be irritated
菱形 ひし•がた
N): diamond shape
病気になる びょう・き
V): to get sick
治る なお・る
V): to recover, return to normal
怪我（をする） け・が
N): injury V): to get injured
風邪を引く か・ぜ を ひ・く
N): common cold or flu V): to catch a cold or the flu
痛い いた・い
ADJ): painful
頭痛（がする） ず・つう
N): headache
腹痛 ふく・つう
N): stomachache
体温 たい・おん
N): body temperature
熱（がある） ねつ
N): fever V): to have a fever
下痢（をする） げ・り
N): diarrhea V): to have diarrhea
吐き気（がする） は・き・け
N): nausea V): to be nauseated/nauseous
咳（をする） せき
N): cough V): to cough
医者/医師 い・しゃ/い・し
N): medical doctor
看護婦 かん・ご・ふ
N): nurse
入院する にゅう・いん
N): hospitalization V): to be hospitalized
退院する たい・いん・する
N): release from the hospital V): to get out of the hospital
手術する しゅ・じゅつ・する
N): surgery V): to perform surgery
注射（をする） ちゅう・しゃ
N): injection V): to give an injection
レントゲン（を撮る）
N): x-ray v): to take x-rays
受ける う・ける
V): to undergo (surgery, xray, injection etc), to take (a test), to accept (a challenge); to receive, to get; to catch (i.e. a ball); to be struck (by wind waves, sunlight etc); to sustain (damage), to incur (a loss), to suffer (an injury), to feel (influence); to face (south etc); to follow, to succeed, to be descended from; to be given (life, talent etc); to be modified by; to be well-deserved, to become popular, to go well
