肩甲骨

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
けん
Grade: S
こう
Grade: S
こつ
Grade: 6
kan'on
Alternative spelling
肩胛骨
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Etymology

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Probably from written Chinese 肩胛骨 (jiānjiǎgǔ). The original sense in Chinese is unclear; it may have been shoulder blade, scapula, or it may have been more generally just shoulder bone.

First cited in Japanese in a medical dictionary from 1872.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(けん)(こう)(こつ) (kenkōkotsuけんかふこつ (kenkafukotu)?

  1. shoulder blade, scapula

Usage notes

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This was originally written as 肩胛骨. The more common modern spelling 肩甲骨 uses the slightly simpler character instead of .

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 肩甲骨・肩胛骨”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN