Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
しょう
Grade: 1
こつ
Grade: 6
kan'on
 耳小骨 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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(ear) +‎ 小骨 (ossicle)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) しょーこつ [jìshóꜜòkòtsù] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑiɕo̞ːko̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

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()(しょう)(こつ) (jishōkotsu

  1. an auditory ossicle
    Hyponyms: 槌骨 (tsuchikotsu), 砧骨 (kinutakotsu), 鐙骨 (abumikotsu)