also: ろっこつ
The anatomical rib bone. Both readings あばらぼね and ろっこつ are used; あばらぼね is more common in everyday speech, while ろっこつ is often used in medical or technical contexts.
I fell and broke a rib.
It hurts around my ribs.
Only with reading ろっこつ
Technical term for the rib-like structural frame of a ship's hull. Restricted to the reading ろっこつ.
The ship's frames are an important part that maintains the hull's strength.
Search-only form; not a standard kanji spelling.
Search-only form; not a standard kanji spelling.
Kana spelling for the reading ろっこつ, used when the reading is clear from context.