Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ふく
Grade: 6
おう
Grade: 3
きん
Grade: 6
on’yomi goon kan’on
Alternative spelling
腹橫筋 (kyūjitai)
 腹横筋 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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(belly) +‎ (transverse) +‎ (muscle), calque of New Latin mūsculus trānsversus abdōminis

Noun

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(ふく)(おう)(きん) (fukuōkin

  1. (anatomy) a transverse abdominal muscle