Japanese symbol for “crutch”
股
また
Romaji: mata
groin; thigh; crotch; crutch
In Japanese, crutch is 股, read また (mata).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n groin; thigh; crotch; crutch (anat)
- n fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
Written forms: 股、叉、胯、俣. Readings: また.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “crutch”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 松葉杖 | まつばづえ matsubazue | crutch; crutches |
| 股ぐら | またぐら matagura | crotch; thigh; groin |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 股間 | こかん kokan | crotch; groin; area between the thighs |
| 股関節 | こかんせつ kokansetsu | hip joint; coxa |
| 二股 | ふたまた futamata | seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing |
| 素股 | すまた sumata | bare thighs; inner thigh |
| 内股 | うちまた uchimata | inner thigh; inside of the thigh |
| 四股 | しこ shiko | wrestler's ceremonial leg raising and stomping |
See also: Chinese symbol for “crutch”.
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