# 腕 — Arm

Frequency rank 779 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 掛 (Hang), less common than 坂 (Slope).

- On’yomi: わん
- Kun’yomi: うで
- Radical: 肉 Meat (Kangxi 130)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

A moon on the left, with roof, evening, and snake on the right — under the moon, a snake coils its arm-like body through the roof on a dark evening.

In words:

- 腕 うで — arm
- 腕前 うでまえ — ability;skill;facility

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