槌骨

Japanese
Kanji in this term
槌 骨
つい
Jinmeiyō		 こつ
Grade: 6
kan’on
Kanji in this term
槌 骨
つち
Jinmeiyō		 こつ
Grade: 6
yutōyomi

Etymology

槌 (“hammer”) +‎ 骨 (“bone”), calque of New Latin malleus

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) つち​こつ [tsùchíꜜkòtsù] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨ̥ᵝt͡ɕi̥ko̞t͡sɨᵝ]
  • (Tokyo) つ​いこつ [tsúꜜìkòtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝiko̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

槌(つち)骨(こつ) or 槌(つい)骨(こつ) • (tsuchikotsu or tsuikotsu) 

  1. a malleus (small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear)
    Hypernym: 耳小骨 (jishōkotsu)
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