靭 帯(じんたい)

じんたい

noun

ligament

body-part

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.

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)

Related: 筋肉(きんにく) (muscle)

Related: 関節(かんせつ) (joint)

Compare: 半月板(はんげつばん) (meniscus (knee cartilage))

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Added 2026.1.17 6:25 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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