Meanings
Readings
Common Words
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount
to extend over; to spread over; to span; to extend into
Anatomy; Esp. 股
groin; thigh; crotch; crutch
Esp. 叉
fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
long stride; big steps
Sumo
thigh-scooping body drop
thigh
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
bifurcation; fork; branch; dichotomy
fence-sitting; playing it both ways; parting of the ways
inner thigh; inside of the thigh
(walking) pigeon-toed; having one's toes turned inward
Martial arts
uchi-mata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs
to spread one's legs
Colloquial; Idiomatic expression
to agree to have sex (for a woman)
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