小手|こてkote[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounforearm
- Synonym前腕ぜんわんNeutralNeutral: the standard modern medical and anatomical term for the forearm. 「小手」 is used only in special contexts such as kendo.
- Related下膊かはくWrittenWritten/formal prose: an old anatomical name for the forearm from elbow to wrist. 「小手」 is mostly kendo usage, for the forearm or its guard.
- Related前膊ぜんはくWrittenWritten/formal prose: forearm; an old-style medical term now usually replaced by 「前腕」 and not often seen.
For the forearm as a body part, 「前腕」 is the standard modern choice; 「下膊」 and 「前膊」 are old written medical names. 「小手」 itself is mostly kendo usage — the forearm or its guard/striking target — and also appears in 「小手先」.
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