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VocabJLPT N3
knee
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. knee
  2. 2. lap
  3. 3. Knee
This word refers to the knee, the joint in the middle of the leg. It can also refer to the lap when someone is sitting down. For example, a child might sit on someone's lap, or a person might hurt their knee while playing sports.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

"Sit with your knees straight," the teacher said gently.

Sentence 2

Come on, that's not something worth getting down on your knees for.

Sentence 3

Look, the cat's on my lap and I can't move!

Sentence 4

Ugh, I pushed through it even though my knee was killing me!

Sentence 5

Why do you slap your knee like that when you laugh?