視床下部

Japanese

Kanji in this term
視	床	下	部
し Grade: 6	しょう Grade: S	か Grade: 1	ぶ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 視床 (shishō, “thalamus”) +‎ 下部 (kabu, “lower part”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ししょーかぶ [shìshóókáꜜbù] (Nakadaka – [4])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɕiɕo̞ːka̠bɯ̟]

Noun

視(し)床(しょう)下(か)部(ぶ) • (shishōkabu) ^{←ししやうかぶ (sisyaukabu)^?}

(anatomy) hypothalamus

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
視	床	下	部

Noun

視床下部 • (sisanghabu) (hangeul 시상하부)

hanja form^? of 시상하부 (“hypothalamus”)