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貝殻骨 (kaigarabone) Japanese meaning: shoulder blade | Kotomora

貝かい殻がら骨ぼね

か

い

が

ら

ぼ

ね

Meanings

1

shoulder blade; scapula

Colloquial term for the shoulder blade; the standard anatomical term is 肩甲骨 (けんこうこつ).

See also: 肩甲骨

転ころんだ

とき

に

貝かい

殻がら

骨ぼね

を

打う

っ

た

。

I hit my shoulder blade when I fell.

貝かい殻がら骨ぼねのあたりが痛いたい。

The area around my shoulder blade hurts.

Kanji

貝shellfish
殻husk, nut shell
骨skeleton, bone, remains

Related words

肩けん甲こう骨こつ
Standard anatomical term for the shoulder blade; 貝殻骨 is a colloquial alternative.

Built from

貝かい殻がら+骨ほね

Etymology

Compound of 貝殻 (かいがら, 'shell') and 骨 (ほね, 'bone'), likely from the resemblance of the shoulder blade to a shell.