膝窩

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
膝 窩
しつ > しっ
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Hyōgai
kan'on kan'yōon

Etymology

膝 (“knee”) +‎ 窩 (“fossa”), calque of New Latin fossa popliteae

Pronunciation

Noun

膝(しっ)窩(か) • (shikka) ←しっくゎ (sikkwa)?

  1. Synonym of 膕 (hikagami, “popliteal fossa; knee pit”)
    膝(しっ)窩(か)動(どう)脈(みゃく)/静(じょう)脈(みゃく)
    shikka dōmyaku/jōmyaku
    a popliteal artery/vein

See also

Korean

Hanja in this term
膝窩

Noun

膝窩 • (seurwa) (hangeul 슬와)

  1. hanja form? of 슬와 (“popliteal fossa”)
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