筋きん骨こつ

noun

muscles and bones; physique; body build

Refers to the physical framework of the body, often implying strength or sturdiness. Commonly used in contexts of physical fitness or martial arts.

• 彼かれは筋きん骨こつたくましい体たい格かくをしている。

  He has a muscular, sturdy physique.

• 毎まい日にちのトレーニングで筋きん骨こつを鍛きたえている。

  I train my muscles and bones through daily exercise.

noun

cartilage

Only with reading すじぼね

Rare anatomical term for cartilage, used only with the reading すじぼね. The more common word for cartilage is 軟骨 (なんこつ).

See also: 軟骨

• 「筋きん骨こつ」を「すじぼね」と読よむと軟なん骨こつの意い味みになるが、現げん代だいではほとんど使つかわれない。

  When read as すじぼね, 筋骨 means cartilage, but it is rarely used in modern Japanese.