笑筋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 4
きん
Grade: 6
kan'on

Etymology

(laughing) +‎ (muscle), calque of New Latin mūsculus rīsōrius

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しょーきん [shòókíń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːkʲĩɴ]

Noun

(しょう)(きん) • (shōkin

  1. a risorius muscle