背骨

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Chinese

learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened
learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder
 
 bone
trad. (背骨) 背 骨
simp. #(背骨) 背 骨

Pronunciation

Noun

背骨

  1. spine; backbone

Verb

背骨

  1. (chiefly Taiwan) to betray

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
背 骨
せ
Grade: 6 		ほね > ぼね
Grade: 6
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
呂

Etymology

Compound of 背 (se, “back”) +‎ 骨 (hone, “bone”).[1][2][3][4][5] The hone changes to bone as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

First cited to a text from the late 1100s.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

背(せ)骨(ぼね) • (sebone) 

  1. backbone (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
    Synonyms: 脊柱 (sekichū, “spinal column”), 脊椎 (sekitsui, “spina, spine”)
    Hyponyms: 椎骨 (tsuikotsu, “vertebra”), 脊椎骨 (sekitsuikotsu, “vertebra”), 脊髄 (sekizui, “spinal cord”)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “背骨”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ “背骨”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  6. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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