Chiyon’s Nihongo no Tamatebako 日(に)本(ほん)語(ご)の玉(たま)手(て)箱(ばこ)

Nihongo no tamatebako — a “treasure box” of Japanese. In this guest column, Chiyon collects everyday body idioms (体(からだ)の慣(かん)用(よう)句(く)): expressions built around parts of the body that native speakers use all the time. Each part introduces a handful of idioms with example sentences and audio.

Body Idioms — the series

• Body Idioms · Part II →
• Body Idioms · Part III →
• Body Idioms · Part IV →
• Body Idioms · Part V →
• Body Idioms · Part VI →

Looking for more? Browse the full Body Part Idioms collection and other Japanese proverbs & sayings.