Japanese terms for human anatomy
This page features a list of japanese names for human body parts that are useful for ninjutsu theory. Please note as a person who does not speak japanese any errors or use of slang terms is accidental.
Face and Neck
- Head = Atama
- Face = Kao
- Hair = Kami
- Temple = Kasumi
- Eye = Me
- Eyebrow = Mayuge
- Nose = Hana
- Cheek = Hoho
- Mouth = Kuchi
- Lips = Kuchibiru
- Teeth = Ha
- Tongue = Shita
- Chin = Ago
- Ears = Mimi
- Neck = Kubi
- Vagus nerve in neck = Amedo
Body
- Body = Tai
- Chest = Mune
- Hara = Abdomen
- Stomuch = Onaka
- Solar plexus = Suigetsu
- Ribs = Betsumetsu
- Hips = Coshi
- Bottom = Oshiri
- Back = Senaka
- Groin = Suzi
Arm
- Arm = Ude
- Shoulder = Kata
- Upper arm = Jo Wan
- Elbow = Hiji
- Fore arm = Zen Wan
- Outer forearm = Gai Wan
- Wrist = Kote
- Hand = Te
- Backhand = Haishu
- Thumb = Oya-yubi
- Fingers = Yubi
Leg
- Leg = Ashi
- Knee = Hiza
- Foot = Ashi
- Sole of the foot = Ashi no ura
- Inside of foot = Haisoku
- Toes = Ashi-yubi