Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: 4
せつ
Grade: 4
なん
Grade: S
こつ
Grade: 6
kan’on kan’yōon kan’on
Alternative spelling
關節軟骨 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

関節 (joint) +‎ 軟骨 (cartilage)

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) んせつなんこつ [kàńsétsú náꜜǹkòtsù] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [kã̠ɰ̃se̞t͡sɨᵝ nã̠ŋko̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun edit

(かん)(せつ)(なん)(こつ) (kansetsu nankotsuくゎんせつなんこつ (kwansetu nankotu)?

  1. (anatomy) an articular cartilage