頬骨
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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頬 | 骨 |
きょう Hyōgaiji |
こつ Grade: 6 |
on’yomi |
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頰骨 (kyūjitai) |
/kepukotu/ → /keɸukot͡su/ → /keukot͡su/ → /kjoːkot͡su/
From Middle Chinese compound 頰骨/颊骨 (kiep? kwot, literally “cheek + bone”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
頬骨 • (kyōkotsu) ←けふこつ (kefukotu)?
Synonyms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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頬 | 骨 |
ほお Hyōgaiji |
ほね > ぼね Grade: 6 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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頰骨 (kyūjitai) |
Compound of 頬 (hō, “cheek, jaw”) + 骨 (hone, “bone”).[2][1] The hone changes to bone as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
頬骨 • (hōbone) ←ほほぼね (fofobone)?
Synonyms edit
Etymology 3 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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頬 | 骨 |
つら Hyōgaiji |
ほね > ぼね Grade: 6 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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頰骨 (kyūjitai) |
Compound of 頬 (tsura, “face; cheek”) + 骨 (hone, “bone”).[2][1] The hone changes to bone as an instance of rendaku (連濁). The tsura reading for 頬 is rare.
Alternative forms edit
- 面骨 (more common spelling)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- cheekbone
- one's facial features, one's looks
Usage notes edit
The cheekbone sense is more commonly expressed with the reading hōbone.
Synonyms edit
- (cheekbone): 頬骨 (kyōkotsu) (see above; more formal)
- (features): 顔付き (kaotsuki), 顔立ち (kaodachi), 面立ち (omodachi)