膝関節

Japanese

Kanji in this term
膝	関	節
しつ Grade: S	かん Grade: 4	せつ Grade: 4
kan’on

Alternative spelling
膝關節 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 膝(しつ) (shitsu, “knee”) + 関(かん)節(せつ) (kansetsu, “joint”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しつか​んせつ [shìtsúkáꜜǹsètsù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɕi̥t͡sɨᵝkã̠ɰ̃se̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

膝(しつ)関(かん)節(せつ) • (shitsukansetsu) ^{←しつくわんせつ (situkwansetu)?}

1. (anatomy) a kneejoint