腰筋

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Chinese

waist; lower back; pocket
waist; lower back; pocket; middle
 
muscle
trad. (腰筋)
simp. #(腰筋)

Pronunciation


Noun

腰筋

  1. (anatomy) abdominal muscles

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
よう
Grade: S
きん
Grade: 6
kan'on

Etymology

(loins) +‎ (muscle), calque of New Latin mūsculus psoas

Pronunciation

Noun

(よう)(きん) (yōkinえうきん (eukin)?

  1. a psoas muscle
    Hyponyms: 小腰筋 (shōyōkin), 大腰筋 (daiyōkin)
    Coordinate term: 腸腰筋 (chōyōkin)