脛

すね
leg
shin

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すね【臑， 脛】

shin

〖C〗向うずね；脛(^けい)骨

She kicked me in the shin with a boot. 彼女は私のすねをブーツでけった

instep

〖C〗(牛・馬などの)後足， すねの部分.

¶ → 臑当て (脛当て)

¶ → (人)の臑をかじる(人) (の脛をかじる)

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I

すね【脛】

the leg; the shank; 〔向こう脛〕 the shin; 【解･動】 the crus 《pl. crura》 (crural adj.).

●すねに傷を持つ have a guilty conscience; have a stain on one's past

・すねに傷を持つ人 a person with a guilty conscience; a person with a stain on his past

・すねに傷持つ身なのでこれを聞いてどきりとした. 〔犯罪者が〕 Having a guilty conscience as I did, I was shocked to hear it. | 〔失敗経験のある人が〕 That's a touchy subject for me, so it really hit home.

・すねに傷持つ身はすすきの穂にも怯(_おびえ)える. One who is fleeing from the arm of justice is frightened even by the rustles in the bush. | A guilty conscience needs no accuser.

●細いすねをした thin-shanked 《youth》

・すねを払う sweep [knock] sb's legs from under him

・親のすねをかじる sponge [hang, live] on one's parents; be dependent on one's parents

・親のすねをかじってる年じゃない. You are old enough to be independent of your parents.

・どうにか就職できたので, 親のすねをかじらないですむようになります. I managed to get a job, so I can get off my parents' backs.

II

はぎ【脛】

a leg. [＝すね]