Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
とう
Grade: 2

Grade: 3
kan'on goon

Etymology

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後頭 (occiput) +‎ (part) or (post-) +‎ 頭部 (head (part)), calque of New Latin regiō occipitālis

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(こう)(とう)() (kōtōbu

  1. (anatomy) the occipital region
    Antonym: 前頭部 (zentōbu)
    Coordinate term: 側頭部 (sokutōbu)