Uchimomo

Japanese: うちもも
Uchimomo

…The former is further divided into the thigh and the lower leg above and below the knee. The thigh is commonly called “momo”, and the upper half is very thick, so it is called “thigh” and the inside is called “uchimomo”. The lower leg is called “hagi” or “sune” in the native Japanese language.…

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Uchimomo" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…前者はさらにひざの上下で大腿と下腿に分けられる。大腿は俗にいう〈もも〉で,その上半はひじょうに太いので〈ふともも〉,その内側を〈うちもも〉という。下腿は日本固有の言葉では〈はぎ〉または〈すね〉という。…

※「うちもも」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  Yoshikichi Uchiyama

>>:  Uchimono (Japanese sweets) - Uchimono

Recommend

Jeong Yak Yong - Jeong Yak Yong

A great scholar in the late Joseon Dynasty, Korea...

Bean

These are bean-shaped or blood blisters that deve...

Cleft jaw

…When we talk about cleft lip, we usually mean th...

Chaetomorpha spiralis (English name)

…[Mitsuo Chihara]. . . *Some of the terminology t...

Yaezaki Kengyo

A performer and composer of Ikuta-ryu koto music ...

Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Founded in 1928, this is the central federation of...

Yorimasa

Noh piece. The second is a Shuramono (Shura story...

Fishery products - fishery products

…The 200-mile limit imposed in 1977 has forced al...

Gold mud - Kondei

〘Noun〙 ("Kon" is the Go-on pronunciation...

Abe no Oomaro

...The Nihon Shoki states that the family was des...

Bell's palsy (English spelling)

…A disease that causes motor paralysis of the fac...

Philipp der Grossmütige (English spelling)

… [Swiss Reformation] Prior to this, since 1522, ...

Sabi (sabi) - Rust

It refers to the aesthetic appeal felt when the tr...

arrack

…In Japan, it was introduced from the Netherlands...

karaburan

…In honor of this wind, the Mediterranean climate...