Terminology: Body Parts:

Most of the terminology used below is modern. Terminology, however, varies. Sometimes there are multiple terms, other times the terminology is old and no longer in use, and some terms come from budo, kiko or old Japanese medicine.

abdomen (belly, bowels, stomach):(J) hara, fukubu, tanden
abdomen, lower: (J) shita hara
abdomine (one point): (J) seika-tanden
achilles tendon:(J) akiresu ken
adam's apple/base of throat: (J) hichu
ankle: ashi kubi (J)
arm : (J) ude, wan (as in gaiwan)
arm pit: (J)waki, waki no shita
arm (forearm): (J) zenwan, gaiwan (outer forearm)
arm (upper): (J) joowan or jowan.
back: (J) senaka
ball of foot: (J) chusoku
blood: chi (J)
body: (J) karada, mi , shintai, tai, jintai (human body)
body trunk or torso: (J) do
body, back of: (J) Senaka
body (entire): (J) zenshin
bone: (J) hone
buttocks (bottom): (J) shiri, denbu, denbu (also hips, rump)
calf (of leg): (J) fukuragagi
cheek: (J) hoho
chest: (J) mune
chin (jaw): (J) ago
core of the abdomine: (J) tandan , (C) Tan Tein
elbow: (J) hiji, empi
ear: (J) mimi
eye(s): (J) me
eye, pupil of: (J) hitomi
eyeball(s): (J) gankyu
face: kao (J), men, ganmen, shomenface area)
face, side of: (J) yokomen
finger: (J) yubi
finger tip: (J) yubi saki
fist: (J) kobushi, genkosu
flesh: (J) niku
forehead (brow): (J) hitai, zengaku
forearm: (J) zenwan, kote
forearm, outer: (J) gaiwan, haiwan, soto kote
forarm, inner: (J) uchi kote
foot: (J) ashi
foot, botom of (or sole): (J) ashi no ura, teisoku
foot, ball of: (J) chusoku, koshi
foot, instep: (J) haisoku
groin: (J) sokei, mata
hand: (J) te
hand (one hand, each hand): (J) katate
hand, back of: (J) haishu, tenoko
hand, hollow of: (J) tenokubo
hand (palm heel): (J) shotei, tenohira
hand, area between thumb and first finger: (J) koko, toho
head: (J) atama
head, side of: (J) yokomen
heart: (J) shinzoo
heel of foot: (J) kakoto
heel, back of: (J) ushiro kakato
hair: (J) ke
hair (head): (J) kami no ke, kami , hea
hip/waist (pelvic carriage and adjoining areas): (J) koshi, denbu (hibs, rump, buttocks)
internal organs: (J) naizou
jaw (chin): (J) ago, mikazuki
joint (any): (J) kansetsu
kidney: (J) jinzo
knee: (J) hiza, hitsu
knuckle: (J) ken (as in seiken or uraken), genkosu
large intestine: (J) daichoo
leg: (J) ashi
leg, lower: (J) sune (J), daitai (thigh, femur bone)
liver: (J) kanzoo, kan.
lung: (J) hai
lips: (J) kuchibiru
mouth: (J) kuchi, koko
navel: (J) heso
neck: (J) kubi, eri
neck, back of (nape): (J) erikubi
nipple(s): (J) chikubi
nose: (J) hana
nose, top of between the eyes: (J) miken
palm: (J) te no hira
rib(s): (J) abara, rokkotsu
sex organ (male): (J) kin, kinteki, seiki
shin(also lower leg): (J) sune
skin: (J) kawa, hifu
shoulder: (J) kata, kenko
shoulder blades: (J) kenkokutsu
side: (J) waki
small intestine: (J) shouchou
solar plexus: (J) suigetsu
spine: (J) seikichu, sebone
spleen: (J) hizo
stomach: (J) i
thigh: (J) mata, daitai, futomono
toe(s): (J) yubi
toes, end of: (J) tsuma saki
temples: (J) komekami
throat: (J) nodo
tooth: (J) ha
tongue: (J) shita
trachea: (J) kiken
trunk of the body; torso: (J) do.
waiste/hips: (J) koshi
wrist: (J) te kubi
wrist, back of (as striking surface): (J) kakuto, koken
wrist, outside: (J) te soto
wrist, inside: (J) te ura
wrist, bent (top surface): (J) kakuto.