アキレス腱
Japanese
Kanji in this term |
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腱 |
けん Hyōgaiji |
goon |
Etymology
アキレス (Akiresu, “Achilles”) + 腱 (ken, “tendon”)
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) アキレスけん [àkírés
úkéń] (Heiban – [0]) - IPA(key): [a̠kʲiɾe̞sɨ̥ᵝkẽ̞ɴ]
Noun
アキレス腱 • (Akiresu-ken)
- (anatomy) the Achilles tendon
- the Achilles heel (vulnerability in an otherwise strong situation)