軟骨なんこつ Common Noun English jmdict 1 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) anatomy cartilage 椎間板ヘルニアは背骨の間にある椎間板という軟骨が飛び出すものです。 Disk herniation is when cartilage, called 'intervertebral disk' and found between each vertebra, slips out. 2 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) food, cooking nankotsu;(dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)