Translation guide
The metal loop hanging from a saddle that a rider puts their foot in. In Japanese, the word is あぶみ, but it's also used in idioms and technical contexts.
The metal or wooden loop hanging from a saddle to support a rider's foot.
The standard word for stirrup in horse riding. Can be written in kanji or kana.
Put your foot in the stirrup.
Please adjust the stirrup length before riding.
The smallest bone in the human body, located in the middle ear, also called the stapes.
Literally 'stirrup bone'. The standard anatomical term for the stapes.
The stirrup bone is the smallest bone in the human body.
Used in the phrase 'stirrup cup' – a drink given to a rider mounted on a horse or about to depart.
A strap under the foot of some trousers, also called a stirrup strap.
Used in fashion contexts for the strap that goes under the foot, often on ski pants or jodhpurs.
The stirrup on my ski pants broke.
The kanji 鐙 is not commonly used in everyday writing; it's often written in hiragana as あぶみ. In technical or historical contexts, the kanji may appear.
Well then, let's have one for the road.