Akiresuken

アキレス腱 (Akiresuken) is a Japanese noun meaning “Achilles tendon, calcaneal tendon, Achilles' heel, vulnerable point”.

Meanings

  1. nounAchilles tendon; calcaneal tendon
  2. nounAchilles' heel; vulnerable point

Examples

  • The first baseman is the Achilles heel of our team.

  • About four years ago my Achilles tendon started to hurt and I was told it was Achilles tendonitis.

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Kanji in アキレス腱