脛骨

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See also: 胫骨

Chinese

lower part of leg bone
trad. (脛骨)
simp. (胫骨)

Pronunciation


Noun

脛骨

  1. (anatomy) tibia; shinbone
    脛骨夾板胫骨夹板  ―  jìnggǔ jiābǎn  ―  shin splint

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
けい
Hyōgaiji
こつ
Grade: 6
kan’on
 脛骨 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

(shank; shin) +‎ (bone)

Pronunciation

Noun

(けい)(こつ) (keikotsu

  1. a shinbone; a tibia
    Hypernym: 下腿骨 (kataikotsu)