Kanji

腕

arm, ability, talent

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

肉部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ワン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

うで

Common Readings

ワン, うで

Example sentences

うで
彼は料理の腕を磨くために、毎日練習している。

He practices every day to improve his cooking skills.

振るう ふるう
彼女は厨房で自慢の腕を振るった。

She showed off her cooking skills in the kitchen.

両腕 りょううで
彼は重い荷物を両腕で抱えた。

He held the heavy luggage with both arms.

右腕 みぎうで
彼は社長の右腕として活躍している。

He is active as the president's right-hand man.

参謀 さんぼう
彼は若い頃から、社長の右腕として参謀を務めてきた。

He has served as the president's right-hand man and strategist since he was young.

腕を組む うでをくむ
彼はしばらく腕を組んで考え込んでいた。

He sat with his arms crossed for a while, lost in thought.

左腕 さわん
彼はリーグ屈指の左腕だ。

He is one of the league's leading left-handers.

腕前 うでまえ
料理の腕前が上がった。

My cooking skills have improved.

だん
彼は柔道三段の腕前を持っている。

He has the skill of a third-degree black belt in judo.

腕組み うでぐみ
彼は腕組みをしてじっと考え込んだ。

He crossed his arms and sat thinking deeply.

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