鎖骨

See also: 锁骨

Chinese

to lock up; to lock bone
trad. (鎖骨)
simp. (锁骨)

Pronunciation


Noun

鎖骨

  1. (anatomy) clavicle; collarbone

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
こつ
Grade: 6
kan’on
鎖骨 (sakotsu): the clavicle or collarbone.

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese 鎖骨 (MC swaX kwot, literally “fastening + bone”).

First attested in Japanese in a text from 818.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

()(こつ) • (sakotsu) 

  1. [from 818] clavicle, collarbone

Derived terms

References

  1. 鎖骨”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten) (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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