腱
tendon
Readings
On'yomi
- ケン
- キン
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
腱 centers on the fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone: a tendon.
Most common words using 腱
20 of 22- 腱けん
tendon
- アキレス腱アキレスけん
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon
- 腱鞘炎けんしょうえん
tenosynovitis
- アキレス腱反射アキレスけんはんしゃ
Achilles tendon reflex
- アキレス腱滑液嚢炎アキレスけんかつえきのうえん
achillobursitis
- アキレス腱炎アキレスけんえん
Achilles tendonitis; Achilles tendinitis
- 半腱様筋はんけんようきん
semitendinosus; semitendinosus muscle
- 回旋筋腱板かいせんきんけんばん
rotator cuff
- 回旋腱板かいせんけんばん
rotator cuff
- 屈筋腱くっきんけん
flexor tendon
- 屈腱炎くっけんえん
bowed tendon
- 腱反射けんはんしゃ
tendon reflex
- 腱板けんばん
rotator cuff
- 腱板損傷けんばんそんしょう
rotator cuff tear
- 腱板疎部けんばんそぶ
rotator interval; rotator cuff interval
- 腱炎けんえん
tendinitis; tendonitis
- 腱索けんさく
cord; tendinous cord
- 腱膜けんまく
aponeurosis
- 腱膜瘤けんまくりゅう
bunion
- 腱鞘けんしょう
sheath of tendon
Study
Etymology
腱 combines the flesh radical ⺼ with 建, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to the idea of something built or structured, like the body's connective framework.
Meaning mnemonic
The flesh radical ⺼ on the left and 建 (build) on the right suggest the body's built-in connectors: tendons that tie muscle to bone.
Reading mnemonic
For ケン, imagine a strong tendon named Ken that helps you build things: Ken -> ケン, and the tendon is the body's construction cable.