Keyword
knee
Info
FrequencyTop 900-1000
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 2
Heisig1002
Readings
ひざ
(99%)
Composed of
moon
tree
person
water splash
Used in vocabulary (87 in total)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
Examples (47 in total)
My knees trembled from tension, not fear.
The cat is sleeping on my lap.
Sit on my lap.
I look and see that the boy's knee is bleeding.
I slam my fist against my knee and manage to stand up.
On his lap lies a book, face down.
Make sure to balance with your hips and knees.
I have a scar on my knee from an old injury.
I said nothing and bent my knees slightly.
I put strength into my knees, which feel like they are about to give way.
I set the stuffed animal on my lap.
Then, they go down on their knees to meet my gaze.
I end up in a kneeling position.
The hand placed on the knee is tightly clenched into a fist.
I bend my knees, pick up the paper, and look at it again.
A blanket was draped over her knees.
He fell to his knees and then collapsed limply.
Before you jump, you need the preparatory movement of bending your knees.
I am buried in snow up to my knees.
When I knelt down and looked into the dark hallway, I saw someone's shadow.
Lie down with knees hugged to the chest.
I set the bottle on the floor and knelt down.
Then she hugged her knees tightly with both hands.
I stopped hugging my knees and cast a glance at the bed.
My left knee hurts a little.
Seeing the devastation inside the building with his own eyes, the man sank to his knees and hung his head.
Mud is caked on both the knees of the pants and the hem of the jacket.
Although I was a little worried about my knee, fortunately the pain had disappeared.
She felt her knees tremble.
My knee hurts a lot.
Does your knee still hurt?
My knee hurts.
But you don't want to bend the knees too much.
One of the kittens fell asleep in my lap.
I hurt my knee playing soccer.
I hurt my knee today, so I'm not going to practice today.
She put her elbows on her knees.
Both Tom and Mary hurt their knees.
Tom hurt his knee when he fell down.
The thin man paused in the shade with his knees a little bent.
The water came up to my knees.
Nancy put her elbows on her knees.
Tom scraped his knee.
I fell off my bike and scraped my knee.
When you skateboard, it puts quite a strain on your knees.
He saw a small Band-Aid on her left knee.
The flat, dish-shaped bone in front of the knee joint is called the patella.