烏口骨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
烏 口 骨
う
Jinmeiyō 		こう
Grade: 1 		こつ
Grade: 6
goon kan'on

Etymology

烏 (“crow”) +‎ 口 (“mouth”) +‎ 骨 (“bone”), calque of New Latin os coracoīdeum

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) うこーこつ [ùkóꜜòkòtsù] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ko̞ːko̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

烏(う)口(こう)骨(こつ) • (ukōkotsu) 

  1. a coracoid (small bone linking the scapula and sternum in birds, reptiles and some other vertebrates)
    Synonyms: 烏喙骨 (ukaikotsu), 烏啄骨 (utakukotsu)

See also

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