大円筋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	円	筋
だい Grade: 1	えん Grade: 1	きん Grade: 6
goon	on’yomi	kan’on

Alternative spelling
大圓筋 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

大 (“big”) +‎ 円 (“round”) +‎ 筋 (“muscle”), calque of New Latin mūsculus teres major

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) だいえんきん [dàíéńkíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [da̠iẽ̞ŋʲkʲĩɴ]

Noun

大(だい)円(えん)筋(きん) • (daienkin) ^{←だいゑんきん (daiwenkin)?}

1. (anatomy) a teres major muscle

   Antonym: 小円筋 (shōenkin)

See also

• 大(だい)円(えん) (daien)