背筋

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
すじ
Grade: 6
kun’yomi

(back) + (muscle)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) すじ [sèsújí] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) すじ [séꜜsùjì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [se̞sɨᵝʑi]

Noun

()(すじ) • (sesuji) せすぢ (sesudi)?

  1. (anatomy) either the spine, or the middle groove of the back along the spine
  2. (clothing) the middle seam of the back

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
はい
Grade: 6
きん
Grade: 6
kan’on

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いきん [hàíkíń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ha̠ikʲĩɴ]

Noun

(はい)(きん) • (haikin) 

  1. (anatomy) a back muscle
    Hyponyms: 広背筋 (kōhaikin), 闊背筋 (kappaikin)
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