陰核

Japanese

Kanji in this term
陰	核

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA: [inkaku]

Noun

陰核 (hiragana いんかく, romaji inkaku)

1. (anatomy) a small protrusion in the female reproductive system; clitoris

Synonyms

• 雛尖 (hinasaki)
• 陰梃 (intei)
• クリトリス (kuritorisu)
• 栗ちゃん (kurichan) (slang)

Etymology 2

• [penoko] > [ɸenoko] > [henoko].

Pronunciation

• IPA: [henoko]

Noun

陰核 (hiragana へのこ, romaji henoko)

1. testicles
   • 931-938: Wamyō Ruijushō (book 2 page 46)

     陰核 食療經云 食蓼及生魚或令陰核疼 陰核　俗云篇乃古 [...] 刑徳放云 丈夫淫亂割其勢 勢即陰核也 [...] 外腎睾丸也 [...]

2. penis

Synonyms

• 金玉 (kintama)
• 睾丸 (kōgan)

References

• 1968 May 19 [931-938], Shitagō Minamoto; Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu, Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, ISBN 4-653-00507-9:

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Mandarin

simpl.		阴核
trad.		陰核

Noun

陰核 (traditional, Pinyin yīnhé, simplified 阴核)

1. (anatomy) clitoris