大円筋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大 円 筋
だい
Grade: 1 		えん
Grade: 1 		きん
Grade: 6
goon on'yomi kan'on
Alternative spelling
大圓筋 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

大 (“big”) +‎ 円 (“round”) +‎ 筋 (“muscle”), calque of New Latin mūsculus teres major

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) だいえんきん [dàíéńkíń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [da̠iẽ̞ŋʲkʲĩɴ]

Noun

大(だい)円(えん)筋(きん) • (daienkin) ←だいゑんきん (daiwenkin)?

  1. (anatomy) a teres major muscle
    Antonym: 小円筋 (shōenkin)

See also

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