喉仏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
喉 仏
のど
Grade: S 		ほとけ > ぼとけ
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
喉佛 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 喉(のど) (nodo, “throat”) + 仏(ほとけ) (hotoke, “Buddha”).

Pronunciation

Noun

喉(のど)仏(ぼとけ) • (nodobotoke) 

  1. (anatomy) Adam's apple

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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