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Chinese

head; (noun suffix)
chest; bosom; heart
chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax
 
ministry; department; section
ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; (a measure word); (a measure word for works of literature, films, machines, etc.)
 
trad. (頭胸部) 頭 胸 部
simp. (头胸部) 头 胸 部

Pronunciation

Noun

頭胸部

  1. (zoology) cephalothorax

Japanese

Kanji in this term
頭 胸 部
とう
Grade: 2 		きょう
Grade: 6 		ぶ
Grade: 3
kan'on goon

Etymology

Unclear. Either of the following:

Pronunciation

Noun

頭(とう)胸(きょう)部(ぶ) • (tōkyōbu) 

  1. (anatomy) cephalothorax
    Synonyms: (uncommon, dated) 頭胸 (tōkyō), (“carapace”; literally “cephalothoracic plate”) 頭胸甲 (tōkyōkō)

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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