Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: S
じょう
Grade: 5
なん
Grade: S
こつ
Grade: 6
kan’on goon kan’yōon kan’on
Alternative spelling
甲狀軟骨 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

甲状 (thyroid) +‎ 軟骨 (cartilage)

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) ーじょーなんこつ [kòójóó náꜜǹkòtsù] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːʑo̞ː nã̠ŋko̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun edit

(こう)(じょう)(なん)(こつ) (kōjō nankotsuかふじゃうなんこつ (kafuzyau nankotu)?

  1. (anatomy) a thyroid cartilage