Noun
shin; shank; lower leg
Usually written using kana alone
彼女はまだ親のすねをかじっている。She's still dependent on her parents.
Also written 臑【すね】
14 results for 脛*
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脛骨けいこつ
Nountibia; shinbone
脛巾はばき
Nounleggings; gaiters
脛節けいせつ
Nountibia (of an insect)
佩楯はいだて
Nounthigh guards (worn underneath armor)
脛齧りすねかじり
Nounsponger (e.g. off one's parents); hanger-on; freeloader; leech; shin gnawer
すね毛すねげ
Nounleg hair
すね肉すねにく
Nounshank (meat)
脛擦りすねこすり
Nounsunekosuri; yōkai said to get in the way of people's paths as they walk at night
すね当てすねあて
Nounshin guards; shin pads · greaves; leggings
脛を齧るすねをかじる
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' endingto depend on someone else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents'); to gnaw on (someone's) shin
すねに傷すねにきず
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Nounsecretly having a dark past; having a guilty conscience
脛骨動脈けいこつどうみゃく
Nountibial artery
脛に疵持つすねにきずもつ
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'tsu' endingto have a guilty conscience