Chinese

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tongue bone
trad. (舌骨)
simp. #(舌骨)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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舌骨

  1. (anatomy) hyoid bone

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ぜつ > ぜっ
Grade: 6
こつ
Grade: 6
kan’on
 舌骨 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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(tongue) +‎ (bone)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) っこつ [zèkkótsú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [d͡ze̞k̚ko̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

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(ぜっ)(こつ) (zekkotsu

  1. a hyoid bone