Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
かん
Grade: 3
しん
Grade: 3
けい
Grade: 5
せつ
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
交感神經節 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) ーかんしんけーせつ [kòókáńshíńkéꜜèsètsù] (Nakadaka – [7])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːkã̠ɰ̃ɕĩŋke̞ːse̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun edit

交感神経節(こうかんしんけい) (kōkanshinkei

  1. sympathetic ganglion

References edit

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