Language Obsessed

Body Part Translations

The human body has a lot of parts. Want to know what they are called in Japanese? Me too!

Basic Body Parts

English to Japanese

  • Chest - Mune
  • Hand - Te
  • Heart - Haato (more so used when talking about the ♥ shape)
  • Heart - Kokoru (figuratively)
  • Heart - Shinzou (literally, the organ)
  • Lung - Hai
  • Shoulder - Kata

Japanese to English

  • Haato - Heart (more so used when talking about the ♥ shape)
  • Hai - Lung
  • Kata - Shoulder
  • Kokoru - Heart (figuratively)
  • Mune - Chest
  • Shinzou - Heart (literally, the organ)
  • Te - Hand

Sample Sentences

  • Akito doesn't have a heart. (is heartless)
    ↪ Akito wa kokoro ga nai.
  • Tohru has a big heart. (is kind)
    ↪ Tohru wa kokoro ga hiroi.

Related Terms

English to Japanese

  • Heart attack - Shinzou hassa
  • Heart beat - Shinzou no kodou
  • Heart broken - Shitsuren
  • Heart shaped - Haato-gata
  • Heart transplant - Shinzou ishoku

Japanese to English

  • Haato-gata - Heart shaped
  • Shinzou hassa - Heart attack
  • Shinzou ishoku - Heart transplant
  • Shinzou no kodou - Heart beat
  • Shitsuren - Heart broken

Japanese Learning Links

Further Learning

These are some sites I found helpful when learning body part translations in Japanese. Each link will open in a new window.