Translation guide
The central structural beam running along the bottom of a boat or ship, or a similar ridge in anatomy or other structures.
The main longitudinal structural member of a vessel's hull.
Standard term for the keel of a ship or boat. Literally 'dragon bone'.
A ridge or structure resembling a ship's keel, such as the breastbone of birds or a ridge on a bone.
The two fused lower petals of a flower in the pea family, forming a boat-shaped structure.
Botanical term for the keel petals in legume flowers.
エンドウの花の舟弁は二枚が合着している。
The keel of a pea flower consists of two fused petals.
船の竜骨が損傷した。
The ship's keel was damaged.
Loanword from English 'keel', used in sailing and nautical contexts.
ヨットのキールが深い。
The yacht has a deep keel.
Anatomical term for a keel-like ridge, especially the carina of a bird's sternum.
鳥の胸骨には竜骨突起がある。
Birds have a keel on their sternum.
General term for a raised line or ridge, used in anatomy and biology.
この骨には隆起線が見られる。
A keel-like ridge can be seen on this bone.
Also used in botanical contexts as a loanword.
この花のキールは紫色だ。
The keel of this flower is purple.