Word Meaning 軟骨

なんこつ nankotsu

軟骨 is read as なんこつ (nankotsu) and means cartilage.

Meaning

English

cartilage
nankotsu
(dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)

Reading

Kana

なんこつ

Romaji

nankotsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Antonyms 硬骨 Rank 11836 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

軟骨腫

なんこつしゅ

chondroma

軟骨魚類

なんこつぎょるい

cartilaginous fishes

軟骨形成不全症

なんこつけいせいふぜんしょう

achondroplasia

軟骨組織

なんこつそしき

cartilage tissue

軟骨魚綱

なんこつぎょこう

Chondrichthyes (class comprising cartilaginous fishes)

軟骨膜

なんこつまく

perichondrium

環状軟骨

かんじょうなんこつ

cricoid cartilage

甲状軟骨

こうじょうなんこつ

thyroid cartilage

剣状軟骨

けんじょうなんこつ

xiphoid (relating to the lower part of the sternum)

硝子軟骨

しょうしなんこつ

hyaline cartilage

会厭軟骨

ええんなんこつ

epiglottis

肋軟骨

ろくなんこつ

costal cartilage

Example Sentences

椎間板ヘルニアは背骨の間にある椎間板という軟骨が飛び出すものです。

Disk herniation is when cartilage, called 'intervertebral disk' and found between each vertebra, slips out.

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なんこつ Nankotsu