広背筋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
広 背 筋
こう
Grade: 2 		はい
Grade: 6 		きん
Grade: 6
kan'on
Alternative spelling
廣背筋 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

広 (“broad”) +‎ 背筋 (“back muscle”), calque of New Latin mūsculus lātissimus dorsī

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) こーはいきん [kòóháíkíń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːha̠ikʲĩɴ]

Noun

広(こう)背(はい)筋(きん) • (kōhaikin) ←くわうはいきん (kwaufaikin)?

  1. (anatomy) a latissimus dorsi muscle
    Synonym: 闊背筋 (kappaikin)
    Coordinate term: 広頸筋 (kōkeikin)
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