竜骨

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
りゅう
Grade: S
こつ
Grade: 6
goon kan’on
Alternative spelling
龍骨 (kyūjitai)
 竜骨 on Japanese Wikipedia
 竜骨 (船) on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) りゅうこつ [ryùúkótsú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɾʲɨᵝːko̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun[edit]

(りゅう)(こつ) (ryūkotsu

  1. (nautical) a keel (beam along the underside of a ship’s hull)
    Synonym: キール (kīru)
  2. Short for 竜骨突起 (ryūkotsu tokki, keel) (extension of a bird's sternum)

Derived terms[edit]