嗅覚器官

Japanese

Kanji in this term
嗅	覚	器	官
きゅう Grade: S	かく Grade: 4	き Grade: 4	かん Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
嗅覺器官 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 嗅覚 (kyūkaku, “olfaction”) +‎ 器官 (kikan, “organ”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きゅうかくきかん [kyùúkákú kíkáꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [6])^[1]
(Tokyo) きゅうかくきかん [kyùúkákú kíꜜkàǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])^[1]
IPA^(key): [kʲɨːka̠kɯ̟ kʲikã̠ɴ]

Noun

嗅(きゅう)覚(かく)器(き)官(かん) • (kyūkaku kikan) ^{←きうかくきくわん (kiukakukikwan)^?}

(anatomy) olfactory organ

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN