腕

うで · ude · JLPT N4 · noun

arm

腕 — arm

💪 腕 = 月 (flesh) + 宛 (bend): the flesh that bends. Ude: oo-day, ooh, day of arms.

The left part 月 is the flesh radical used in body-part kanji (脳, 胸, 腹). The right part 宛 carries the idea of curving or bending. Flesh that bends = arm. Sound hook: ude sounds like oo-deh, as in ooh, they flexed.

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