Japanese

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Kanji in this term
きょう
Grade: 6
きん
Grade: 6
kan'on

Etymology

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From (きょう) (kyō, chest) + (きん) (kin, muscle), calque of New Latin mūsculus pectorālis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(きょう)(きん) (kyōkin

  1. (anatomy) a pectoral muscle
    Hyponyms: 小胸筋 (shōkyōkin), 大胸筋 (daikyōkin)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN