四頭筋

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
とう
Grade: 2
きん
Grade: 6
kan'on

Etymology

四頭 (four heads) +‎ (muscle), calque of New Latin mūsculus quadriceps

Noun

()(とう)(きん) • (shitōkin

  1. short for 大腿四頭筋 (daitai shitōkin, quadriceps muscle)
    Coordinate terms: 三頭筋 (santōkin), 二頭筋 (nitōkin)