鼻骨

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Chinese

nose bone
trad. (鼻骨)
simp. #(鼻骨)

Pronunciation


Noun

鼻骨

  1. (anatomy, zootomy) nasal bone

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
こつ
Grade: 6
goon kan'on
 鼻骨 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

(nose) +‎ (bone)

Pronunciation

Noun

()(こつ) (bikotsu

  1. a nasal bone
    Coordinate term: 鼻筋 (bikin)
    • 2020 May 18, “Hana no henkei [Nasal deformity]”, in Saitama byōin:
      それは(はな)(ほね)(なん)(こつ)()がったまま(なお)ってしまったためです。このような(しょう)(じょう)(しゃ)()あるいは(ちん)(きゅう)(せい)()(こつ)(こっ)(せつ)()います。
      Sore wa hana no hone ya nankotsu ga magatta mama naotte shimatta tame desu. Kono yō na shōjō o shabi arui wa chinkyūsei bikotsu kossetsu to iimasu.
      This is a consequence of the bones and cartilage of the nose healing while still bent. Such a condition is called a “twisted nose” or an obsolete nasal bone fracture.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN