膝小僧(ひざこぞう) ひざこぞう noun knee; kneecap informalbody-part 1. knee; kneecap The rounded front of the knee, as a colloquial and slightly affectionate word, typically used of a child's knees. 膝小僧(ひざこぞう)をすりむいた。 I scraped my knee. 転(ころ)んで膝小僧(ひざこぞう)から血(ち)が出(で)た。 I fell and my knee was bleeding. 半(はん)ズボンの子(こ)どもたちは、みんな膝小僧(ひざこぞう)に絆創膏(ばんそうこう)を貼(は)っていた。 The children in shorts all had bandages on their knees. UsageUsed mostly in talk about children and scraped knees: 膝小僧(ひざこぞう)をすりむく is the set phrase. The 小僧(こぞう) (little boy) gives the word its homely, affectionate tone.Similar words膝(ひざ): knee, and also the lap; the general word. In anatomy the kneecap bone is 膝蓋骨(しつがいこつ). general Added 2026.9.30 2:06 · Revised 2026.10.1 18:54 31000/31259_hizakozou