Japanese

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Kanji in this term
だい
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たい
Hyōgai

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とう
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きん
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goon kan'on
 大腿四頭筋 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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大腿 (daitai, thigh) +‎ 四頭筋 (shitōkin, quadriceps muscle), calque of New Latin mūsculus quadriceps femoris.

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) いたいとーきん [dàítáí shítóókíń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [da̠ita̠i ɕi̥to̞ːkʲĩɴ]

Noun

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(だい)(たい)()(とう)(きん) (daitai shitōkin

  1. a quadriceps femoris muscle
    Hypernym: 大腿筋 (daitaikin)
    Meronyms: 外側広筋 (gaisoku kōkin), 大腿直筋 (daitai chokkin), 中間広筋 (chūkan kōkin), 内側広筋 (naisoku kōkin)
    Coordinate term: 大腿二頭筋 (daitai nitōkin)