鼓膜

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Chinese

convex; drum; to rouse
convex; drum; to rouse; to beat
 
membrane; film; to prostrate
trad. (鼓膜)
simp. #(鼓膜)

Pronunciation


Noun

鼓膜

  1. (anatomy) eardrum; tympanic membrane

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
まく
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

From (ko, drum) +‎ (maku, membrane), calque of Dutch trommelvlies.

Pronunciation

Noun

()(まく) (komaku

  1. (anatomy) eardrum, tympanic membrane (a thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus)

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN