Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 1
きょう
Hyōgai
こつ
Grade: 6
きん
Grade: 6
kan'on
Alternative spelling
小頰骨筋 (kyūjitai)
 小頬骨筋 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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(small) +‎ 頬骨筋 (zygomaticus muscle), calque of New Latin mūsculus zygōmaticus minor

Noun

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(しょう)(きょう)(こつ)(きん) (shōkyōkotsukin

  1. a zygomaticus minor muscle
    Antonym: 大頬骨筋 (daikyōkotsukin)