槌骨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
槌 骨
つい
Jinmeiyō 		こつ
Grade: 6
kan'on
Kanji in this term
槌 骨
つち
Jinmeiyō 		こつ
Grade: 6
yutōyomi

Etymology

槌 (“hammer”) +‎ 骨 (“bone”), calque of New Latin malleus

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) つちこつ [tsùchíꜜkòtsù] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨ̥t͡ɕi̥ko̞t͡sɨ]
  • (Tokyo) ついこつ [tsúꜜìkòtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨiko̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

槌(つち)骨(こつ) or 槌(つい)骨(こつ) • (tsuchikotsu or tsuikotsu) 

  1. a malleus (small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear)
    Hypernym: 耳小骨 (jishōkotsu)
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