脊髄反射

Japanese

Kanji in this term
脊	髄	反	射
せき Grade: S	ずい Grade: S	はん Grade: 3	しゃ Grade: 6
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
脊髓反射 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 脊髄(せきずい) (sekizui, “spinal cord”) + 反射(はんしゃ) (hansha, “reflex”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せきずいは​んしゃ [sèkízúí wáꜜǹshà] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [se̞kʲizɨᵝi hã̠ɰ̃ɕa̠]

Noun

脊(せき)髄(ずい)反(はん)射(しゃ) • (sekizui hansha) ^{←せきずいはんしや (sekizuifansya)?}

1. (neuroscience) spinal reflex
2. (informal) reflex (response)

   脊髄反射(せきずいはんしゃ)で否定(ひてい)する

   sekizui hansha de hitei suru

   to deny it reflexively

Hypernyms

• 反射(はんしゃ) (hansha, “reflex”)