Translation guide
The small bone at the front of the knee, or the act of injuring someone's knee.
The flat, round bone at the front of the knee joint.
Standard anatomical term for the kneecap bone. Used in medical contexts and formal descriptions.
膝蓋骨を骨折しました。
I fractured my kneecap.
Colloquial term literally meaning 'knee dish/plate'. Commonly used in everyday conversation.
転んで膝の皿が痛い。
I fell and my kneecap hurts.
To shoot or strike someone in the kneecap, often as a form of punishment or intimidation.
Literally 'shoot the knee'. The most direct way to express shooting someone in the kneecap.
彼は報復として膝を撃たれた。
He was shot in the kneecap as retaliation.
Means 'smash the knee'. Implies a brutal, deliberate act, often with a blunt object.
マフィアは借金の取り立てで彼の膝を砕いた。
The mafia smashed his kneecap to collect a debt.