竜骨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
竜 骨
りゅう
Grade: S 		こつ
Grade: 6
goon kan'on
Alternative spelling
龍骨 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “dragon bone”

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) りゅうこつ [ryùúkótsú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɾʲɨːko̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

竜(りゅう)骨(こつ) • (ryūkotsu) 

  1. (nautical) a keel (beam along the underside of a ship’s hull)
    Synonym: キール (kīru)
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) fossiled bones used in medicine
  3. short for 竜骨突起 (ryūkotsu tokki, “keel”) (extension of a bird's sternum)

Derived terms

  • りゅうこつ座(ざ) (Ryūkotsuza)
  • 竜(りゅう)骨(こつ)車(しゃ) (ryūkotsusha)
  • 竜(りゅう)骨(こつ)弁(べん) (ryūkotsuben)
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