Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
かん
Grade: 3
しん
Grade: 3
けい
Grade: 5
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
交感神經 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

Compound of 交感 (koukan, sympathetic) +‎ 神経 (shinkei, nerve)

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) ーかんしんけー [kòókáńshíꜜǹkèè] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːkã̠ɰ̃ɕĩŋke̞ː]

Noun edit

(こう)(かん)(しん)(けい) (kōkanshinkei

  1. sympathetic nerves

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN