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Noun
1. Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendonAnatomy
  • ねん
  • ほど
  • まえ
  • アキレスけんアキレス腱
  • いた痛く
  • なり
  • アキレスけんえんアキレス腱
  • いわれました
About four years ago my Achilles tendon started to hurt and I was told it was Achilles tendonitis.
Noun
2. Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
  • ファースト
  • うちの
  • チーム
  • アキレスけん
The first baseman is the Achilles heel of our team.
Wikipedia definition
3. Achilles tendonThe Achilles tendon (or occasionally Achilles’ tendon), also known as the calcaneal tendon or the tendo calcaneus, is a tendon of the posterior leg. It serves to attach the plantaris, gastrocnemius (calf) and soleus muscles to the calcaneus (heel) bone.
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