How to say "thigh" in Japanese

• 太ももふとももCommon
  nounThe everyday word for the thigh, the part of the leg between the hip and the knee. This is the word you want in most ordinary contexts, from describing the body to clothing and injuries.
• 腿ももJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounAlso the thigh, the same part of the leg, written with a single kanji and read もも. Since もも alone sounds like the word for peach, the longer 太もも can be the clearer choice in speech.
  スケートをするには強つよい腿ももの筋肉きんにくが必要ひつようである。↗

  You need to have strong thigh muscles to skate.
• 大腿だいたいCommon
  nounThe anatomical term for the thigh, at home in medical, anatomical, and scientific writing. For the thigh in everyday conversation, 太もも is the usual choice rather than this word.
• 股またJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounIts main senses are the groin and the crotch, the area between the legs; for the thigh itself it is seldom the word you want — use 太もも instead.

Use 「太もも」 for the thigh in ordinary contexts; 腿 is its single-kanji equivalent; 大腿 is the anatomical term; 股 mainly means the groin or crotch and is seldom the word for the thigh itself.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 太ももふとももthigh
• 腿ももthigh
• 大腿だいたいthigh
• 股またgroin
• 上腿じょうたいthigh
• 股ぐらまたぐらcrotch
• 小股こまたcrotch