膝

direct negotiations; pressing a demand with a face-to-face talk

patellar tendon

Proverb

two heads are better than one; consult even with your knees

Anatomy

popliteal artery

Anatomy

popliteal fossa; popliteal space; area behind the knee

patellar reflex

Word usually written using kana alone

chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora); sea cradle

Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica)

standing panel used in Kansai-area rakugo to hide the performer's legs from view; knee-hider

keeping time by tapping one's knees

to hug one's knees; to clasp one's arms around one's knees; to be lonely

intimately; sitting knee to knee

Anatomy

popliteal vein

kneecap

Martial arts

knee wheel (judo)

to hug one's knees; to be lonely

to beg

shooting from a kneeling position; kneeling shot

Anatomy

knee (region)

Anatomy

area behind the knee

Rare term; Anatomy

popliteal fossa

Rare term

shooting from a kneeling position; kneeling shot

to kneel (in respect); to genuflect

both knees

to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect

to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl

Dated term

to shift position (of an object)

one knee