鎖骨

See also: 锁骨

Chinese

to lock up; to lock bone
trad. (鎖骨)
simp. (锁骨)

Pronunciation


Noun

鎖骨

  1. (anatomy) clavicle; collarbone

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
こつ
Grade: 6
kan'on

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese 鎖骨 (MC swaX kwot, literally “fastening + bone”).

First attested in Japanese in a text from 818.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

()(こつ) • (sakotsu

  1. [from 818] clavicle, collarbone

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ 鎖骨”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN