See also: 言語中樞

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
げん
Grade: 2

Grade: 2
ちゅう
Grade: 1
すう
Grade: S
kan'on goon on'yomi kan'yōon
Alternative spelling
言語中樞 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of (げん)() (gengo, language, speech) + (ちゅう)(すう) (chūsū, center).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) んごちゅうすう [gèńgó chúꜜùsùù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡẽ̞ŋɡo̞ t͡ɕɨːsɨː]

Noun

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(げん)()(ちゅう)(すう) (gengo chūsū

  1. (physiology) the speech center

References

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