軟骨

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 軟骨 is read as なんこつ and means cartilage.
• Basic usage: It appears when locating knee cartilage on a model or learning about flexible cartilage in the ear.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Locating knee cartilage
  • 膝の軟骨の位置 is the location checked on the anatomical model. Example: 人体模型で膝の軟骨の位置を確認しました。
• Cartilage in the ear
  • 耳には柔らかな軟骨がある states that the ear contains soft cartilage. Example: 耳には柔らかな軟骨があると授業で学びました。