Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
きゅう
Grade: 6
きん
Grade: 6
kan’on
 呼吸筋 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology edit

呼吸 (respiration) +‎ (muscle)

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) きゅうきん [kòkyúúkíń] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) きゅうきん [kòkyúꜜùkìǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞kʲɨᵝːkʲĩɴ]

Noun edit

()(きゅう)(きん) (kokyūkinこきふきん (kokifukin)?

  1. (anatomy) a muscle of respiration
    Hyponym: 横隔膜 (ōkakumaku)