腿・股|ももmomo[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounthigh
   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.

• Synonym太ももふとももCasualRefers to the whole thigh from hip to knee; common in colloquial speech, while 「腿」 is the more concise everyday word.
• Synonym大腿だいたいWrittenWritten and medical term, as in 「大腿骨」; 「腿」 is the everyday word for the thigh.
• Related上腿じょうたいWrittenWritten but rare; it simply means the thigh, so say 「腿」 or 「太もも」 in everyday speech.

Everyday word for the thigh: 「腿」 or the colloquial 「太もも」. Use 「大腿」 in written or medical contexts, as in 「大腿骨」. 「上腿」 is rare.

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1. 人体じんたいの一部いちぶ。脚あしの上部じょうぶ、腰こしに接せっする箇所かしょから膝ひざまでの部位ぶい。大腿だいたい部ぶ。ふともも。