Japanese

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Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 1
きょう
Hyōgaiji
こつ
Grade: 6
きん
Grade: 6
goon kan'on
Alternative spelling
大頰骨筋 (kyūjitai)
 大頬骨筋 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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(large) +‎ 頬骨筋 (zygomaticus muscle), calque of New Latin mūsculus zygōmaticus major

Noun

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(だい)(きょう)(こつ)(きん) (daikyōkotsukin

  1. a zygomaticus major muscle
    Antonym: 小頬骨筋 (shōkyōkotsukin)