四頭筋

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
とう
Grade: 2
きん
Grade: 6
kan'on

Etymology

四頭 (four heads) +‎ (muscle), calque of New Latin mūsculus quadriceps

Noun

()(とう)(きん) (shitōkin

  1. Short for 大腿四頭筋 (daitai shitōkin, quadriceps muscle).
    Coordinate terms: 三頭筋 (santōkin), 二頭筋 (nitōkin)