Japanese

Noun

肩甲骨 ‎(hiragana けんこうこつ, romaji kenkōkotsu)

1. (anatomy) shoulder blade, scapula

Alternative forms

• 肩胛骨 (けんこうこつ) ‎(kenkōkotsu)

Usage notes

This was originally written as 肩胛骨. The more common modern spelling 肩甲骨 uses the slightly simpler character 甲 instead of 胛.