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Kanji Detail for 肋 - "rib"

肋

  • Meaning

    肋 means "rib."

    1. Rib - Bones protecting internal organs.

    2. Ribcage - The skeletal frame of the chest.

  • Tattoo check: 肋

    • Verified meaning: rib
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read はすぬま)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 肋

    Surnames 肋(はすぬま)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    rib

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    ribs; chest

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    rib; Taiwan pr. [le4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    ribs; chest

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The rib bones. Twelve pairs on left and right. Connected to the spine at the back. Attached to the breastbone at the front. Curved like a bow shape. The lower two pairs have soft tips. Not connected to the breastbone. Called 浮肋骨 (floating ribs). Calling things without substance 雞肋 (chicken ribs). Originally Wei Wudi's words. Seen in (Records of the Three Kingdoms).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    roku(ロク) ロク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    abara(あばら) あばら

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    肉 月 (niku・nikuzuki)

  • Related Keywords

    rib chest thorax bone skeletal cage sternum cartilage anatomy breathing intercostal protection organ respiratory fracture

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