仙椎

Japanese

Kanji in this term
仙	椎
せん Grade: S	つい Grade: S
kan’on

Alternative spelling
薦椎

Etymology

仙 (“Chinese hermit”) +‎ 椎 (“vertebra”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せんつい [sèńtsúí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sẽ̞nt͡sɨᵝi]

Noun

仙(せん)椎(つい) • (sentsui) 

1. a sacral vertebra

   Hypernym: 椎骨 (tsuikotsu)

   Holonym: 仙骨 (senkotsu)