脊柱

Chinese
spine; back; ridge pillar
trad. (脊柱) 脊 柱
simp. #(脊柱) 脊 柱

Pronunciation

Note:
  • zek3 cyu5 - vernacular;
  • zik3 cyu5 - literary.

Noun

脊柱

  1. (anatomy) vertebral column; spinal column; backbone; spine

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
脊 柱
せき
Grade: S		 ちゅう
Grade: 3
kan’on

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) せきちゅう [sèkíchúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞kʲi̥t͡ɕɨᵝː]

Noun

脊(せき)柱(ちゅう) • (sekichū) 

  1. a vertebral column; a spinal column
    Synonym: 背骨 (sebone)
    Meronyms: 椎骨 (tsuikotsu), 仙骨 (senkotsu), 尾骨 (bikotsu)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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