Meaning

Primary

Crotch

Alternatives

Groin, Fork

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The kanji means crotch and the vocabulary also means crotch or groin. This word is a little less specific than 股間, which you already learned. It can even be used to refer to the thigh, though in that case the reading is usually もも and it's mostly written in hiragana or katakana.

This can also be used for a fork in a road or path, which makes sense when you think about it, doesn't it?

Reading

また
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)
もも
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Explanation

You learned the on’yomi for this kanji, but like many kanji it takes the kun’yomi when used by itself. You haven't learned the kun’yomi yet, so here’s a mnemonic to help you:

You’ve spilled something on your crotch again (また, get it?) but your pants are so stained at this point that it doesn’t even matter (また).

Context

Context Sentences

コウイチの股には星の形のホクロがある。

There is a star-shaped mole on Koichi's crotch.

股の辺りにトーフグのタトゥーを入れようと思っているんだ。

I'm thinking of getting a Tofugu tattoo in my groin area.

トンネルを出ると、道が二股に分かれていた。

After I passed through the tunnel, there was a fork in the road.

Kanji Composition