Kanji肩
Readingけん
Frequency3%
Used in (17 in total)
both shoulders
shoulder blade; scapula
shoulder (of a road); berm
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
shoulder mark; shoulder board; epaulette; epaulet
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
strong throwing arm
shoulder blade; scapula
pectoral girdle; shoulder girdle
withers (height from ground to shoulder blades in animals)
cervicobrachial syndrome; indicates pain, swelling, weakness and/or numbness in the neck/shoulder region, used when specific diagnosis is not known
levator scapulae muscle
scapular spine; spine of the scapula; spina scapulae