Vocabulary

What does 手首 (てくび, tekubi) mean?

手首 (てくび, tekubi) means wrist.

Quick facts
Readingてくび
Romajitekubi
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
てくび
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontekubi

wrist

  1. 1noun wrist

Example sentences

  • I fell and my wrist hurts.

  • I put a watch on my wrist.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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