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knee

On-Yomi: シツ — Kun-Yomi: ひざ

Koohii stories:

1) [mantixen] 26-7-2009(80): Before lacquer (#932 漆) was made with water, it was made by draining this body part of fluid: the knee!

2) [dihutenosa] 2-8-2008(44): Back in ancient Japan, people didn't have knee pads for things like rollerblading and such (what, come on. Ninjas on rollerblades. Ultimate 90s flashback). Instead, they would simply dip their knees in laquer, and wait until it dried (hence the flesh, and the abscence of any drops of water). Unfortunately, this meant that you would have to wait about 30 minutes after deciding to go rollerblade until you could actually do it (took some time to dry) - and removing it was a serious pain.

3) [Corodon] 11-8-2009(31): The knees are the part of the body that I protect with lacquered kneepads.

4) [Yozora] 7-6-2010(12): Don't kneel on the wet lacquer. When it dries your flesh will be stuck to it!

5) [mecreant] 7-8-2012(4): I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took and arrow in the knee. Now I have to wear a lacquered knee brace to protect my wounded flesh.

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