アキレス腱

Japanese

Kanji in this term
腱
けん Hyōgaiji
goon

Etymology

アキレス (Akiresu, “Achilles”) +‎ 腱 (ken, “tendon”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) アキレスけん [àkírésúkéń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [a̠kʲiɾe̞sɨ̥ᵝkẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

アキレス腱(けん) • (Akiresu-ken) 

1. (anatomy) the Achilles tendon
2. the Achilles heel (vulnerability in an otherwise strong situation)