肋骨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
肋	骨

Etymology 1

Compound of 肋 (abara, “rib”) +‎ 骨 (hone, “bone”). The hone changes to bone due to rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• IPA: [a̠ba̠ɺ̠a̠bo̞ne̞]
• あばらぼね (Heiban) / あばら​ぼね (Nakadaka)

Noun

肋骨 (hiragana あばらぼね, romaji abarabone)

1. rib (of bone)
2. frame (of a ship)

See also

See also あばら骨

Etymology 2

Compound of 肋 (roku, “rib”) +‎ 骨 (kotsu, “bone”).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA: [ɺ̠o̞kːo̞t͡sɯ̥ᵝ]
• ロッコツ (Heiban)

Noun

肋骨 (hiragana ろっこつ, romaji rokkotsu)

1. rib (of bone)