うで

Arm

N4noun·ude

How to remember it

腕 shares the body radical; figuratively means one's skill or ability.

Example sentences

  • 腕が痛いです。

    うでがいたいです。

    My arm hurts.

  • 彼は腕のいい料理人です。

    かれはうでのいいりょうりにんです。

    He is a skilled cook.

Usage

腕がいい means "skilled"; a common figurative extension of the word.

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