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肋骨

肋骨

Chinese

rib bone
simp. and trad.
(肋骨) 		肋 骨

Noun

肋骨

  1. (anatomy) rib

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
肋 骨
あばら
Jinmeiyō 		ほね > ぼね
Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Compound of 肋 ‎(abara, “rib”) +‎ 骨 ‎(hone, “bone”). The hone changes to bone as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

肋骨 ‎(hiragana あばらぼね, romaji abarabone)

  1. (anatomy) a rib
  2. (of a ship) a frame

See also

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
肋 骨
ろく > ろっ
Jinmeiyō 		こつ
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Compound of 肋 ‎(roku, “rib”) +‎ 骨 ‎(kotsu, “bone”).

Pronunciation

Noun

肋骨 ‎(hiragana ろっこつ, romaji rokkotsu, historical hiragana ろくこつ)

  1. (anatomy) a rib

References

  1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. 1 2 3 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
  3. 1 2 3 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0

Pronunciation

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