Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
とう
Grade: 2
きん
Grade: 6
goon kan'on

Etymology

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二頭 (two heads) +‎ (muscle), calque of New Latin mūsculus biceps

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ito̞ːkʲĩɴ]

Noun

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()(とう)(きん) (nitōkin

  1. a biceps muscle
    Hyponyms: 上腕二頭筋 (jōwan nitōkin), 大腿二頭筋 (daitai nitōkin)
    Coordinate terms: 三頭筋 (santōkin), 四頭筋 (shitōkin)

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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二頭筋 (idugeun) (hangeul 이두근)

  1. hanja form? of 이두근 (biceps)