肩甲骨
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 肩 | 甲 | 骨 |
| けん Grade: S |
こう Grade: S |
こつ Grade: 6 |
| kan'on | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 肩胛骨 |
Etymology
Probably from written Chinese 肩胛骨 (jiānjiǎgǔ). The original sense in Chinese is unclear; it may have been shoulder blade, scapula, or it may have been more generally just shoulder bone.
First cited in Japanese in a medical dictionary from 1872.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
肩甲骨 • (kenkōkotsu) ←けんかふこつ (kenkafukotu)?
Usage notes
This was originally written as 肩胛骨. The more common modern spelling 肩甲骨 uses the slightly simpler character 甲 instead of 胛.
See also
References
- ^ “肩甲骨・肩胛骨”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN