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Meaning of アキレス腱(アキレスけん) in Japanese

アキレス腱
Kana Reading
アキレスけん
Romaji
akiresuken
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon
    Example sentence
    ４年ほど前にアキレス腱が痛くなりアキレス腱炎といわれました。 About four years ago my Achilles tendon started to hurt and I was told it was Achilles tendonitis.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
    Example sentence
    ファーストがうちのチームのアキレスけんだ。 The first baseman is the Achilles heel of our team.

Examples of アキレス腱, アキレスけん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

腱

13 strokes

tendon

On'Yomi: ケン, キン

Kun'Yomi:

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