骨棘

Japanese

Kanji in this term
骨	棘
こつ > こっ Grade: 6	きょく Hyōgaiji
kan’on

Etymology

骨 (“bone”) +‎ 棘 (“prickle; thorn; spine”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こっきょく [kòkkyókú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞k̚ʲkʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

骨(こっ)棘(きょく) • (kokkyoku) 

1. a bony spine (something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate)