すね 脛 Common word Show 1 collocation 脛をかじる - to depend on somebody else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents') LinksSentence search for 脛Sentence search for すねSentence search for 臑Sentence search for はぎKanji details for 脛Edit in JMdict Noun1. shin; shank; lower legUsually written using kana aloneOther forms臑 【すね】、脛 【はぎ】Notesはぎ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. Discussions Log in to talk about this word.