蹠行性

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蹠	行	性
しょ Hyōgai	こう Grade: 2	せい Grade: 5
kan'yōon	kan'on

Etymology

蹠 (“sole”) +‎ 行 (“walking”) +‎ 性 (“-ness; -ity”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しょこーせー [shòkóóséé] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ko̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

蹠(しょ)行(こう)性(せい) • (shokōsei) ^{←しょかうせい (syokausei)^?}

(zoology) plantigradism
Coordinate terms: 趾行性 (shikōsei), 蹄行性 (teikōsei)

See also

蹠(しょ)行(こう)動(どう)物(ぶつ) (shokō dōbutsu)