脛
脛

leg, shin

11 strokes

On

ケイ

Kun

すねはぎ

Dictionary

Common Words

すね脛臑はぎ (脛)NounUsually kanaFreq #17943
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shin; shank; lower leg

Examples
彼女はまだ親のすねをかじっている。
She's still dependent on her parents.
ふくらはぎ脹脛脹ら脛膨ら脛NounUsually kanaFreq #20490
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Anatomy

calf

向こう脛向こうずねむこうずね向う脛向うずねNounFreq #84576
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shin; front of lower leg

すね当て脛当て脛当臑当て臑当すねあてNounFreq #88306
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Sports

shin guards; shin pads

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Historical term

greaves; leggings

脛骨けいこつNounFreq #97087
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Anatomy

tibia; shinbone

脛巾はばきNounFreq #100470
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Historical term

leggings; gaiters

毛脛毛臑毛ずねけずねNounFreq #103233
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hairy legs

脛に疵持つ脛に傷持つすねにきずもつExpressionGodan verbFreq #120010
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to have a guilty conscience

Examples
すねにきずもつ者は他人の批評などしないほうがよい。
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
すね肉スネ肉脛肉すねにく (すね肉／脛肉)スネにく (スネ肉)NounFreq #121516
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shank (meat)

親のすねをかじる親の脛をかじる親の脛を齧る親の脛を囓る親のすねを囓る親の臑を噛るおやのすねをかじるExpressionGodan verbFreq #132447
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Idiomatic expression

to depend on one's parents' (financial) support; to nibble at one's parents' shins

Examples
彼はまだ親のすねをかじっている。
He's still sponging off his parents.
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