すね・脛・臑sune[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounshin; shank; lower leg
   彼女かのじょはまだ親おやのすねをかじっている。↗

   She's still dependent on her parents.

• Related骭かんWrittenRead 「かん」 and means the shinbone itself. An archaic written word that is rarely used; for the lower leg in everyday speech say 「すね」.
• Related下腿かたいWrittenA medical, anatomical term for the lower leg, denoting the region from knee to ankle; 「脛」 is the everyday colloquial word.

For the shin in everyday speech use 「脛」, as in 「脛を蹴る」 or 「親の脛をかじる」; medical writing uses 「下腿」 for the knee-to-ankle region. 「骭（かん）」 means the shinbone and is a rare, archaic written word.

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1. （すね、はぎ）脚あしのうち膝ひざからくるぶしまでの部分ぶぶん。