頸筋

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
頸	筋
けい Hyōgaiji	きん Grade: 6
kan’on

頸 (“neck”) +‎ 筋 (“muscle”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) けーきん [kèékíń] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) け​ーきん [kéꜜèkìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ke̞ːkʲĩɴ]

Noun

頸(けい)筋(きん) • (keikin) 

1. (anatomy) a cervical muscle

   Hyponym: 広頸筋 (kōkeikin)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
頸	筋
くび Hyōgaiji	すじ Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Noun

頸(くび)筋(すじ) • (kubisuji) ^{←くびすぢ (kubisudi)?}

1. Alternative spelling of 首筋 (“nape; scruff”)