noun

  1. kneecap, patella.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
膝蓋骨 しつがいこつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

knee, lap
ひざ シツ (11th)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
lacquer(漆) variant
シツ うるし
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
water radical variant (no. 85)
スイ
cover, lid, flap
ふた ガイ けだ.し (11th)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
come together, congregate, meet
コウ おお.う なんぞ (Kentei 1)
gone, past, quit
さ.る コ キョ (3rd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
dish, a helping, plate
さら ベイ (3rd, N2)
skeleton, bone, remains
ほね コツ (6th, N2)
cut flesh from bones(剮) variant
カ ケ わ.ける
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)