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Chinese

neck muscle
trad. (頸筋)
simp. (颈筋)

Pronunciation


Noun

頸筋

  1. (dialectal Xiang) neck
  2. (Southern Pinghua) visible veins on one's neck

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
けい
Hyōgai
きん
Grade: 6
kan'on

(neck) +‎ (muscle)

Pronunciation

Noun

(けい)(きん) (keikin

  1. (anatomy) a cervical muscle
    Hyponym: 広頸筋 (kōkeikin)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
くび
Hyōgai
すじ
Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Noun

(くび)(すじ) (kubisujiくびすぢ (kubisudi)?

  1. alternative spelling of 首筋 (nape; scruff)