How to say "wrist" in Japanese

• 手首てくびJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounThe standard word for the wrist, the joint between hand and forearm. Use it in everyday speech and writing whenever you refer to body anatomy, injuries, or gestures involving the wrist.
  転ころんで手首てくびを痛いためました。↗

  I fell down and hurt my wrist.
• リスト
  nounA less common loanword also glossed as 'wrist'. It typically appears in contexts such as accessories or measurements of the wrist, and is seldom the word you want in ordinary anatomical talk.

Both words mean 'wrist': 手首 is the common everyday term, while 「リスト」 is a less common alternative, often used in fashion or accessory contexts; choose 手首 by default.

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• 手首てくびwrist
• リストwrist