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アキレス腱
Hiragana
あきれすけん
Noun
Japanese Meaning
アキレス腱は、ふくらはぎの筋肉（下腿三頭筋）とかかとの骨（踵骨）をつないでいる強靭な腱で、歩く・走る・跳ぶなどの動作に重要な役割を果たす。転じて、全体としては強い中で、致命的になりうる弱点・急所を指す比喩表現としても用いられる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
かかとのうしろにつながる、ふくらはぎのすじ。よわいところのたとえ。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
跟腱 / 致命弱点（阿喀琉斯之踵）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
阿基里斯腱（跟腱） / 致命弱點
Korean Meaning
발뒤꿈치와 종아리 근육을 잇는 힘줄 / 비유적으로, 치명적 약점
Indonesian
tendon Achilles (anatomi) / titik lemah; kelemahan fatal (kias.)
Vietnamese Meaning
gân Achilles (ở gót chân) / điểm yếu (tử huyệt)
Tagalog Meaning
litid ng sakong / litid ni Akiles / mahinang punto
Sense（1）
(anatomy) the Achilles tendon
Sense（2）
the Achilles heel (vulnerability in an otherwise strong situation)
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(anatomy) the Achilles tendon / the Achilles heel (vulnerability in an otherwise strong situation)
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アキレス腱
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He ruptured his Achilles tendon during a soccer match.
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彼はサッカーの試合中にアキレス腱を断裂した。
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