Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Grade: 1
かん
Grade: 2
こう
Grade: 2
きん
Grade: 6
kan'on
Alternative spelling
中間廣筋 (kyūjitai)
 中間広筋 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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中間 (intermediate) +‎ (vast) +‎ (muscle), calque of New Latin mūsculus vāstus intermedius

Noun

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(ちゅう)(かん)(こう)(きん) (chūkan kōkin

  1. a vastus intermedius muscle
    Holonym: 大腿四頭筋 (daitai shitōkin)