Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 舌
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骨
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上
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筋
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ぜつ > ぜっ Grade: 6
|
こつ Grade: 6
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じょう Grade: 1
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きん Grade: 6
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| kan'on
|
goon
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kan'on
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Etymology
舌骨 (“hyoid bone”) + 上 (“above”) + 筋 (“muscle”), calque of New Latin mūsculus suprāhȳoīdeus
Noun
舌骨上筋 • (zekkotsujōkin)
- (anatomy) an suprahyoid muscle
- Antonym: 舌骨下筋 (zekkotsukakin)
- Hypernym: 舌骨筋 (zekkotsukin)
- Hyponyms: オトガイ舌骨筋 (otogaizekkotsukin), 顎舌骨筋 (gakuzekkotsukin), 顎二腹筋 (gakunifukukin), 茎突舌骨筋 (keitotsu zekkotsukin)