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JLPT N3 · Noun

膝 (hiza)

膝 (ひざ, hiza) is a Japanese noun meaning “knee”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
ひざ
Romaji
hiza
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. knee · noun
  2. lap; knee and thigh (while sitting) · noun

Example sentences

水は私のひざの高さだった。
The water came up to my knees.
Tatoeba #143761

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 膝

膝
knee, lapシツ・ひざ · 15 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1487320 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.