► 成句
肩 [かた] [肩の力を抜く] meaning: relax rank: 2
☆ もう少し肩の力を抜いたら？ ⇨ Why don’t you relax a little bit
肩 [(1)かた] [肩の荷が降りる] meaning: burden rank: 3
☆ 大きな計画が完了してやっと肩の荷が降りた ⇨ The big project was complete and I finally got the weight off my shoulders
肩 [(1)かた] [肩を並べる] [coll] meaning: equal rank: 3
☆ 日本のサッカーは未だ世界の一流と肩を並べる所までは来ていない ⇨ Japanese football is not yet at the same shoulder height, level, with the best of the world (☛ Equal in ability, performance, status, etc..)
肩 [(1)かた] [肩を持つ] [coll] meaning: support rank: 3
☆ うちの娘はいつも私の夫の肩を持つ ⇨ My daughter always supports my husband, is on his side
肩 [(1)かた] [肩を落とす] meaning: disappoint rank: 4
☆ 彼は大切な試合に負けてに肩を落とした ⇨ He lost an important match and dropped his shoulders, was crestfallen
肩 [(1)かた] [肩を貸す] meaning: help rank: 4
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肩 [(1)かた] [肩を怒らせる] meaning: threat rank: 4
☆ 彼は肩を怒らせて歩いている ⇨ He’s walking with his shoulders raised, menacingly
► 名詞
肩 [(1)かた] meaning: shoulder rank: 1
☆ 肩が痛い ⇨ My shoulder hurts
More examples:
- ブラの肩紐が肩に食い込んで痛い ⇨ My bra straps dig into my shoulders and it hurts
- 彼は娘を肩の上に持ち上げた ⇨ He lifted his daughter over his shoulders
- 君、（肩に）力が入り過ぎだよ。もっと力を抜いて (ちからがはいる) ⇨ You are too tense. You have to relax
- 彼は強肩で有名だ ⇨ He is known for his strong throwing arm
- 誰かが私の肩を叩いた ⇨ Someone tapped my shoulder
- 仕事で大失敗をして肩身が狭かった ⇨ I made a huge blunder at work and was embarrassed, humiliated
- 彼の肩の筋肉が盛り上がっている ⇨ He has bulging shoulder muscles
- 彼が肩を怒らせて歩いている ⇨ He is walking with his shoulders raised
- 肩を揉んであげようか？ ⇨ Do you want me to massage (by kneading) your shoulder?
- 昔は父親のいない子供は肩身の狭い思いをした ⇨ In the past, a child without a father, illegitimate child, had to endure humiliation
- 彼は馴れ馴れしく私の肩に手を置いた ⇨ He rudely put his hand on my shoulder as if we had been close friends
- 彼女は頭を彼の肩にもたせかけた ⇨ She rested her head on his shoulder
- 車が路肩に放置されている ⇨ A car is abandoned on the road shoulder
- 彼女は鞄を肩に掛けている ⇨ She is carrying a bag on her shoulder
- 彼は肩を脱臼した ⇨ He dislocated his shoulder