Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 骨
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間
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筋
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こつ > こっ Grade: 6
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かん Grade: 2
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きん Grade: 6
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Etymology
骨間 (“interosseus”) + 筋 (“muscle”), calque of New Latin mūsculus interosseus
Noun
骨間筋 • (kokkankin)
- an interosseus muscle
- Hyponyms: 掌側骨間筋 (shōsoku kokkankin), 底側骨間筋 (teisoku kokkankin), 背側骨間筋 (haisoku kokkankin)
- Coordinate term: 肋間筋 (rokkankin)