脛
脛: shin
shin; lower leg
11 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 8 words here
Readings
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ケイ
Kunすね・はぎ
脛 (すね) is the shin. 脛をかじる (live off one's parents) is a common idiom; 脛骨 (けいこつ) is the tibia.
Key words
脛すねshin
脛をかじるすねをかじるto live off one's parents
脛当てすねあてshin guard
脛骨けいこつtibia
向こう脛むこうずねshin
Example sentences
サッカーの試合で、ボールが脛に当たってあざができた。
During the soccer match, the ball hit my shin and left a bruise.
大学を卒業しても、まだ親の脛をかじっている。
Even after graduating from university, he is still living off his parents.
転んで脛骨を折り、三か月入院した。
I fell, broke my tibia, and was in the hospital for three months.