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Kotomora

肋

rib

StatusJinmeiyōStrokes6

Readings

On'yomi

  • ロク

Kun'yomi

  • あばら

Meaning

肋 centers on the rib, the curved bone in the chest. It is a specific anatomical term without broad abstract extensions.

Most common words using 肋

  • 肋骨あばらぼね

    rib

  • 肋あばら

    rib; rib cage

  • 肋ばら

    boneless rib (esp. of pork or beef); boned rib

  • 肋間ろっかん

    intercostal

  • 中肋ちゅうろく

    midrib; rachis

  • 肋下動脈ろっかどうみゃく

    subcostal artery

  • 肋凹ろくおう

    costal fovea

  • 肋木ろくぼく

    wall bars

  • 肋材ろくざい

    lumber (for the ribs of a ship)

  • 肋膜ろくまく

    pleura

  • 肋膜炎ろくまくえん

    pleurisy

  • 肋軟骨ろくなんこつ

    costal cartilage

  • 肋軟骨炎ろくなんこつえん

    costochondritis

  • 肋間動脈ろっかんどうみゃく

    intercostal artery

  • 肋間神経ろっかんしんけい

    intercostal nerve

  • 肋間神経痛ろっかんしんけいつう

    intercostal neuralgia

  • 肋間筋ろっかんきん

    intercostal muscle

  • 肋骨挙筋ろっこつきょきん

    levatores costarum

  • 腸肋筋ちょうろくきん

    iliocostalis muscle

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Etymology

肋 combines the flesh radical ⺼ (meat, body part) with 力, which likely contributes the sound. The character specifically denotes the rib.

Meaning mnemonic

The flesh radical ⺼ on the left indicates a body part, and the right side 力 suggests strength. Picture the strong, curved ribs protecting the chest like a cage.

Reading mnemonic

For ロク, imagine a rib cage as a locked box of bones: lock -> ロク, and the ribs are the locked bars around your chest.