頭蓋骨

See also: 头盖骨

Chinese

skull; cranium; red cloth or gauze kerchief for a bride bone
trad. (頭蓋骨) 頭蓋
simp. (头盖骨) 头盖

Pronunciation


Noun

頭蓋骨

  1. (anatomy) cranium; braincase

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: 2
がい
Grade: S
こつ
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーがいこつ [tòógáꜜìkòtsù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [to̞ːɡa̠iko̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

(とう)(がい)(こつ) • (tōgaikotsu

  1. (anatomy) skull, cranium
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
がい
Grade: S
こつ
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いこつ [zùgáꜜìkòtsù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡zɨɡa̠iko̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

()(がい)(こつ) • (zugaikotsuづがいこつ (dugaikotu)?

  1. (anatomy) skull, cranium

Usage notes

ずがいこつ is the more common pronunciation in practice, compared to とうがいこつ.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN