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陰核

陰核

See also: 阴核

Chinese

		(of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine (of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine; moon; cloudy; negative (electric.); shady	nuclear; atomic; stone (of fruit)
trad. (陰核)		陰	核
simp. (阴核)		阴	核

Noun

陰核

(anatomy) clitoris

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (陰核):

Japanese: 陰核 (いんかく) ‎(inkaku)
Korean: 음핵 (陰核, eumhaek)
Vietnamese: âm hạch ‎(陰核)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
陰	核
いん Grade: S	かく Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [inkaku]

Noun

陰核 ‎(hiragana いんかく, romaji inkaku)

(anatomy) a small protrusion in the female reproductive system; clitoris

Synonyms

雛尖 (hinasaki)
陰梃 (intei)
クリトリス (kuritorisu)
栗ちゃん (kurichan) (slang)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
陰	核
Grade: S	Grade: S
Irregular

[penoko] → [ɸenoko] → [henoko].

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [henoko]

Noun

陰核 ‎(hiragana へのこ, romaji henoko)

testicles
- 931–938, Wamyō Ruijushō, book 2, page 46:
  陰核食療經云食蓼及生魚或令陰核疼陰核　俗云篇乃古 [...] 刑徳放云丈夫淫亂割其勢勢即陰核也 [...] 外腎睾丸也 [...]
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Synonyms

金玉 (きんたま) ‎(kintama)
睾丸 (こうがん) ‎(kōgan)

References

Minamoto, Shitagō; Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, ISBN 978-4-653-00507-0, published 1968.

Korean

Hanja in this term
陰	核

Noun

陰核 • ‎(eumhaek) ‎(hangeul 음핵)

Hanja form^? of 음핵, “clitoris”.