後頭部

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
後 頭 部
こう
Grade: 2 		とう
Grade: 2 		ぶ
Grade: 3
kan'on goon

Etymology

後頭 (“occiput”) +‎ 部 (“part”) or 後 (“post-”) +‎ 頭部 (“head (part)”), calque of New Latin regiō occipitālis

Pronunciation

Noun

後(こう)頭(とう)部(ぶ) • (kōtōbu) 

  1. (anatomy) the occipital region
    Antonym: 前頭部 (zentōbu)
    Coordinate term: 側頭部 (sokutōbu)
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