槌骨

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
つい
Jinmeiyō
こつ
Grade: 6
kan'on
Kanji in this term
つち
Jinmeiyō
こつ
Grade: 6
yutōyomi
 槌骨 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

(hammer) +‎ (bone), calque of New Latin malleus

Pronunciation

Noun

(つち)(こつ) or (つい)(こつ) (tsuchikotsu or tsuikotsu

  1. a malleus (small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear)
    Hypernym: 耳小骨 (jishōkotsu)