靭帯(じんたい)

じんたい
noun
ligament
1. ligament
The tough, fibrous connective tissue that connects bones to other bones, providing stability to joints.
膝(ひざ)の靭帯(じんたい)を損傷(そんしょう)した。
I injured the ligament in my knee.
靭帯(じんたい)断裂(だんれつ)で手術(しゅじゅつ)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
Surgery is needed for the torn ligament.
靭帯(じんたい)を伸(の)ばしてしまった。
I stretched my ligament.

靭帯(じんたい) is the tough connective tissue that holds bones together at joints, providing stability. Ligament injuries are common in sports, particularly in the knee.

COMMON TYPES:

  • 前十字(ぜんじゅうじ)靭帯(じんたい) (ACL): anterior cruciate ligament
  • 後十字(こうじゅうじ)靭帯(じんたい) (PCL): posterior cruciate ligament
  • 側副(そくふく)靭帯(じんたい): collateral ligament

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 靭帯(じんたい)損傷(そんしょう): ligament injury
  • 靭帯(じんたい)断裂(だんれつ): torn ligament
  • 靭帯(じんたい)を伸(の)ばす: to stretch/strain a ligament
  • 靭帯(じんたい)再建(さいけん)手術(しゅじゅつ): ligament reconstruction surgery

RELATED BODY PARTS:

  • 腱(けん): tendon (connects muscle to bone)
  • 筋肉(きんにく): muscle
  • 軟骨(なんこつ): cartilage
  • 関節(かんせつ): joint

Related Words

Related: 軟骨(なんこつ) (cartilage)
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Added 2026.1.17 6:25 · Revised 2026.4.17 23:07
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