Japanese symbol for “metatarsal”
蹠骨
しょこつ
Romaji: shokotsu
metatarsal
In Japanese, metatarsal is 蹠骨, read しょこつ (shokotsu).
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Meanings
- n metatarsal
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “metatarsal”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中足骨 | ちゅうそっこつ chuusokkotsu | metatarsal |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 対蹠地 | たいせきち taisekichi | antipodes |
| 対蹠的 | たいしょてき taishoteki | diametrically opposed; antipodal |
| 蹠行性 | しょこうせい shokousei | plantigrade (walking on the soles of the feet) |
| 対蹠 | たいしょ taisho | antipodal; diametrical opposition |
| 足蹠 | そくせき sokuseki | sole (of the foot) |
| 骨折 | こっせつ kossetsu | bone fracture |
| 露骨 | ろこつ rokotsu | open; unconcealed; undisguised |
| 鉄骨 | てっこつ tekkotsu | steel frame; steel beam; steel girder |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.