背筋

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
背	筋
せ Grade: 6	すじ Grade: 6
kun’yomi

背 (“back”) +‎ 筋 (“muscle”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せすじ [sèsújí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) せ​すじ [séꜜsùjì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [se̞sɨᵝʑi]

Noun

背(せ)筋(すじ) • (sesuji) ^{←せすぢ (sesudi)?}

1. (anatomy) either the spine, or the middle groove of the back along the spine
2. (clothing) the middle seam of the back

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
背	筋
はい Grade: 6	きん Grade: 6
kan’on

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はいきん [hàíkíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠ikʲĩɴ]

Noun

背(はい)筋(きん) • (haikin) 

1. (anatomy) a back muscle

   Hyponyms: 広背筋 (kōhaikin), 闊背筋 (kappaikin)