嗅覚器官

Japanese

Kanji in this term
嗅	覚	器	官
きゅう Grade: S	かく Grade: 4	き Grade: 4	かん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
嗅覺器官 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 嗅覚 (kyūkaku, “olfaction”) +‎ 器官 (kikan, “organ”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きゅうかくきか​ん [kyùúkákú kíkáꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [6])
• (Tokyo) きゅうかくき​かん [kyùúkákú kíꜜkàǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [kʲɨᵝːka̠kɯ̟ᵝ kʲikã̠ɴ]

Noun

嗅(きゅう)覚(かく)器(き)官(かん) • (kyūkaku kikan) ^{←きうかくきくわん (kiukakukikwan)?}

1. (anatomy) olfactory organ