椎骨

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Chinese

spine; a hammer bone
trad. (椎骨)
simp. #(椎骨)

Pronunciation


Noun

椎骨

  1. vertebra

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
つい
Grade: S
こつ
Grade: 6
kan'on
 椎骨 on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Noun

(つい)(こつ) (tsuikotsu

  1. a vertebra (any of the small bones which make up the backbone)
    Synonym: 脊椎 (sekitsui)
    Hyponyms: 頸椎 (keitsui), 胸椎 (kyōtsui), 腰椎 (yōtsui), 仙椎 (sentsui), 尾椎 (bitsui)
    Holonym: 脊柱 (sekichū)
    Meronym: 横突起 (ōtokki)

References

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