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股 means 'thigh'
Common readings
On
コ
Additional readings
Kun もも thigh
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A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 股 - click the badge to download
What does it mean to be born from the crotch of a tree? Why do some monkeys in Japan wear shorts? Why do some Japanese men go to sacred places in their underwear? Why would yakuza walk like ducks? Why does our kanji (as “thigh”) factor into terms about wavering loyalty? The essay provides all these answers, also discussing mittens with just three compartments for fingers.
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 股 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 股 is used 58 times, read 3 ways.
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noun
1. crotch; crutch; groin; thigh2. fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
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Most common form: もも
noun
1. thigh2. femoral
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An additional 3 less common words include 股 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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