軟骨

See also: 软骨

Chinese

		soft; flexible	bone
trad. (軟骨)		軟	骨
simp. (软骨)		软	骨

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ruǎngǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄍㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁵ gwat¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): nńg-kut / núi-kut
• Wu (Suzhou, Wugniu): ²ngoe₆-kueq₇

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ruǎngǔ [Phonetic: ruángǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄍㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ruǎngǔ
    • Wade–Giles: juan³-ku³
    • Yale: rwǎn-gǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roanguu
    • Palladius: жуаньгу (žuanʹgu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁵ gwat¹
    • Yale: yúhn gwāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁵ gwat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁵ gued¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn¹³ kʷɐt̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nńg-kut
    • Tâi-lô: nńg-kut
    • Phofsit Daibuun: nngfkud
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kut̚³²/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kut̚³²/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /nŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kut̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: núi-kut
    • Tâi-lô: nuí-kut
    • Phofsit Daibuun: nuy'kud
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kut̚³²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ²ngoe₆-kueq₇
    • MiniDict: ngoe^去 kueh^入
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ŋø²² kuəʔ³³/

Noun

軟骨

1. (anatomy) cartilage

Derived terms

• 彈性軟骨 / 弹性软骨 (tánxìngruǎngǔ)
• 杓狀軟骨 / 杓状软骨 (sháozhuàng ruǎngǔ)
• 環狀軟骨 / 环状软骨 (huánzhuàng ruǎngǔ)
• 甲狀軟骨 / 甲状软骨 (jiǎzhuàng ruǎngǔ)
• 纖維軟骨 / 纤维软骨 (xiānwéiruǎngǔ)
• 肋軟骨 / 肋软骨 (lèiruǎngǔ)
• 軟骨細胞 / 软骨细胞 (ruǎngǔxìbāo)
• 軟骨肉瘤 / 软骨肉瘤 (ruǎngǔ ròuliú)
• 軟骨膜 / 软骨膜 (ruǎngǔmó)
• 軟骨魚 / 软骨鱼 (ruǎngǔyú)
• 軟骨龍 / 软骨龙 (ruǎngǔlóng)
• 透明軟骨 / 透明软骨 (tòumíng ruǎngǔ)
• 關節軟骨 / 关节软骨 (guānjiéruǎngǔ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
軟	骨
なん Grade: S	こつ Grade: 6
kan'yōon	kan'on

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なんこつ [nàńkótsú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [nã̠ŋko̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

軟(なん)骨(こつ) • (nankotsu) 

1. (anatomy) cartilage

See also

• 会(え)厭(えん)軟(なん)骨(こつ) (ēn nankotsu)
• 関(かん)節(せつ)軟(なん)骨(こつ) (kansetsu nankotsu)
• 楔(けつ)状(じょう)軟(なん)骨(こつ) (ketsujō nankotsu)
• 剣(けん)形(けい)軟(なん)骨(こつ) (kenkei nankotsu)
• 甲(こう)状(じょう)軟(なん)骨(こつ) (kōjō nankotsu)
• 喉(こう)頭(とう)蓋(がい)軟(なん)骨(こつ) (kōtōgai nankotsu)
• 骨(こっ)間(かん)軟(なん)骨(こつ) (kokkan nankotsu)
• 骨(こっ)端(たん)軟(なん)骨(こつ) (kottan nankotsu)
• 種(しゅ)子(し)軟(なん)骨(こつ) (shushi nankotsu)
• 硝(しょう)子(し)軟(なん)骨(こつ) (shōshi nankotsu)
• 椎(つい)間(かん)軟(なん)骨(こつ) (tsuikan nankotsu)
• 鼻(び)翼(よく)軟(なん)骨(こつ) (biyoku nankotsu)
• 披(ひ)裂(れつ)軟(なん)骨(こつ) (hiretsu nankotsu)
• メッケル軟(なん)骨(こつ) (Mekkeru nankotsu)
• 網(もう)状(じょう)軟(なん)骨(こつ) (mōjō nankotsu)
• 遊(ゆう)離(り)軟(なん)骨(こつ) (yūri nankotsu)
• 輪(りん)状(じょう)軟(なん)骨(こつ) (rinjō nankotsu)
• 肋(ろく)軟(なん)骨(こつ) (rokunankotsu)

References

• “軟骨”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
軟	骨

Noun

軟骨 • (yeon'gol) (hangeul 연골)

1. hanja form^? of 연골 (“cartilage”)