Below find a concise list of the most common Japanese terms for body parts.
Body and face
head | 頭 | atama | neck | 首 | kubi |
shoulder | 肩 | kata | arm | 腕 | ude |
hand | 手 | te | elbow | 肘 | hiji |
chest | 胸 | mune | back | 背中 | senaka |
hips, waist | 腰 | koshi | navel, bellybutton | 臍 | heso |
stomach | 腹, お腹 | hara, onaka | foot, leg | 足 | ashi |
knee | 膝 | hiza | ankle | 足首 | ashikubi |
toe | 足の指 | ashi no yubi | face | 顔 | kao |
hair | 髪 | kami | ear | 耳 | mimi |
forehead | 額 | odeko | gums | 歯茎 | haguki |
mouth | 口 | kuchi | lips | 唇 | kuchibiru |
teeth | 歯 | ha | tongue | 舌 | shita |
eyebrow | 眉 | mayu | eyelashes | 睫毛 | matsuge |
eye | 目 | me | nose | 鼻 | hana |
cheek | 頬 | hoho | jaw | 顎 | ago |
chin | 頤 | otogai | throat | 喉 | nodo |
finger | 指 | yubi | thumb | 親指 | oyayubi |
index finger | 人さし指 | hitosashiyubi | middle finger | 中指 | nakayubi |
ring finger | 薬指 | kusuriyubi | little finger | 小指 | koyubi |
heel | 踵 | kakato | foot sole | 足蹠 | sokuseki |