僧帽筋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
僧	帽	筋
そう Grade: S	ぼう Grade: S	きん Grade: 6
kan’on

Alternative spelling
僧帽筋 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

僧帽 (“Buddhist monk's hat; miter; cowl”) +‎ 筋 (“muscle”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) そーぼーきん [sòóbóókíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [so̞ːbo̞ːkʲĩɴ]

Noun

僧(そう)帽(ぼう)筋(きん) • (sōbōkin) 

1. (anatomy) a trapezius muscle