肋

Definitions

 * 1) rib

Kanji

 * 1) rib

Compounds

 * : intercostal
 * : intercostal nerves
 * : intercostal neuralgia
 * : in reinforced concrete, the box-shaped rebar connecting the main vertical support rebar: the ribs of the structure
 * : あばらぼね, abarabone: rib, costa
 * : the ribs of a ship, extending upwards from the keel to the gunwale and supporting the hull
 * : the costal cartilage connecting the ribs and the sternum
 * : rib meat, generally beef or pork
 * : a turtle's plastron; a thwart: a steel plate or similar support running from port to starboard between the ribs of a ship to strengthen the hull
 * : the pleura
 * : pleurisy, pleuritis
 * wall bars, a kind of exercise equipment

Etymology 1
By extension from, , "loosely spaced with sizable gaps", itself possibly related to the root , "scattered".

Noun

 * 1) short for : rib

Etymology 2
Shortened from.

Noun

 * 1) short for : rib

Usage notes
This word is more often spelled in hiragana as or in katakana as.

Etymology
From.