How to say "shin" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounThe word for the shin as a body part: the front of the lower leg between knee and ankle. Use it in ordinary talk, as when you bang your shin on a table edge.
- nounThe katakana loanword from English. In everyday talk about the body, すね is the usual choice; シン turns up where the English term itself is used, as in sports or fitness contexts.
「すね」 is the native word for the shin as a body part; 「シン」 is the English loanword, so ordinary talk about legs calls for 「すね」, while 「シン」 appears where the English term itself is used.
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Japanese equivalents
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