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アキレス腱

アキレス腱

Japanese

Kanji in this term
けん
Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Noun

アキレス腱 (hiragana and katakana アキレスけん, romaji Akiresu-ken)

  1. (anatomy) the Achilles tendon
  2. the Achilles heel (vulnerability in an otherwise strong situation)