Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
ずい
Grade: S

Grade: 3
きん
Grade: 6
goon kan'on
Alternative spelling
不隨意筋 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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不随意 (involuntary) +‎ (muscle)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ずいいきん [fùzúííkíń] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) ずいいきん [fùzúííꜜkìǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟zɨiikʲĩɴ]

Noun

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()(ずい)()(きん) (fuzuiikin

  1. (anatomy) an involuntary muscle
    Antonym: 随意筋 (zuiikin)
    Hyponyms: 心筋 (shinkin), 平滑筋 (heikatsukin)