Chinese edit

nose bone
trad. (鼻骨)
simp. #(鼻骨)

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

鼻骨

  1. (anatomy, zootomy) nasal bone

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
こつ
Grade: 6
goon kan’on
 鼻骨 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology edit

(nose) +‎ (bone)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(こつ) (bikotsu

  1. a nasal bone
    Coordinate term: 鼻筋 (bikin)
    • 2020 May 18, “Hana no henkei [Nasal deformity]”, in Saitama byōin[1]:
      それは(はな)(ほね)(なん)(こつ)()がったまま(なお)ってしまったためです。このような(しょう)(じょう)(しゃ)()あるいは(ちん)(きゅう)(せい)()(こつ)(こっ)(せつ)()います。
      Sore wa hana no hone ya nankotsu ga magatta mama naotte shimatta tame desu. Kono yō na shōjō o shabi arui wa chinkyūsei bikotsu kossetsu to iimasu.
      This is a consequence of the bones and cartilage of the nose healing while still bent. Such a condition is called a “twisted nose” or an obsolete nasal bone fracture.

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN