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アキレス腱
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Japanese
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
Japanese
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Kanji
in this term
腱
けん
Hyōgai
goon
アキレス腱
on Japanese Wikipedia
Etymology
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アキレス
(
Akiresu
,
“
Achilles
”
)
+
腱
(
ken
,
“
tendon
”
)
Pronunciation
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(
Tokyo
)
ア
キレ
ス
けん
[àkírés
ú
kéń]
(
Heiban
– [0])
IPA
(
key
)
:
[a̠kʲiɾe̞sɨ̥kẽ̞ɴ]
Noun
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アキレス
腱
(
けん
)
•
(
Akiresu-ken
)
(
anatomy
)
the
Achilles tendon
the
Achilles heel
(
vulnerability in an otherwise strong situation
)
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