帝王切開

Japanese

Kanji in this term
帝	王	切	開
てい Grade: S	おう Grade: 1	せつ > せっ Grade: 2	かい Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative forms

• (shortening) 帝切(ていせつ) (teisetsu)

Etymology

From 帝王 (teiō, “emperor”) +‎ 切開 (sekkai, “section; incision”), perhaps a calque of German Kaiserschnitt, ultimately from Latin sectiō caesarēa, whence also English Caesarean section.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) てーおーせっかい [tèéóó séꜜkkàì] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [te̞ːo̞ː se̞k̚ka̠i]

Noun

帝(てい)王(おう)切(せっ)開(かい) • (teiō sekkai) ^{←ていわうせつかい (teiwausetukai)?}

1. Caesarean section

Korean

Hanja in this term
帝	王	切	開

Noun

帝王切開 • (jewang jeolgae or McCune-Reischauer: chewang jŏlgae or Yale: ceywang celkay) (hangeul 제왕 절개)

1. hanja form^? of 제왕 절개 (“Caesarean section”)