Nankotsu

軟骨 (Nankotsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “cartilage, nankotsu, (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)”.

Meanings

  1. nouncartilage
  2. nounnankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)

Examples

  • The cartilage has slipped out here.

  • Disk herniation is when cartilage, called 'intervertebral disk' and found between each vertebra, slips out.

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Kanji in 軟骨

softskeleton

Related words

softeningbonebone fracturesoftglass (drinking vessel)white (bleached) boneopenbone marrowflexibleskeletonsoft and lacking firmnesscremated remains (esp. the bones)