Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 蝶
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形
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骨
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ちょう Jinmeiyō
|
けい Grade: 2
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こつ Grade: 6
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| kan'on
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Etymology
蝶形 (“butterfly shape”) + 骨 (“bone”)
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ちょーけーこつ [chòókéꜜèkòtsù] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːke̞ːko̞t͡sɨ]
Noun
蝶形骨 • (chōkeikotsu) ←てふけいこつ (tefukeikotu)?
- a sphenoid bone
- Meronym: 翼状突起 (yokujō tokki)