アキレス腱
Meanings
1
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon
Anatomical term for the tendon at the back of the ankle.
I tore my Achilles tendon.
2
Figurative use for a person's or system's most vulnerable spot.
His Achilles' heel is that he is too kind.
Usage patterns
- アキレス腱を痛めるto injure one's Achilles tendon
I injured my Achilles tendon during the match.
- 〈人〉のアキレス腱を突くto attack someone's weak point
He won the match with a strategy that targeted his opponent's weak point.
- アキレス腱を断裂するto rupture one's Achilles tendon
He ruptured his Achilles tendon on landing from a jump.
- アキレス腱を伸ばすto stretch one's Achilles tendon
Let's stretch our Achilles tendons well before exercising.