Chinese

Noun

虹彩

1. (anatomy) iris (of the eye)
2. rainbow lustre

Synonyms

• (iris): 虹膜 (hóngmó)

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) こうさい [kòósáí] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːsa̠i]

Noun

虹彩 ‎(hiragana こうさい, romaji kōsai)

1. (anatomy) iris (part of the eye)

Compounds

• 虹彩炎 (こうさいえん) ‎(kōsaien, “iritis”)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

Korean

Noun

虹彩 • ‎(hongchae) ‎(hangeul 홍채)

1. Hanja form^? of 홍채, “iris, a part of the eye”.