竜骨

Japanese
Kanji in this term
竜 骨
りゅう
Grade: S		 こつ
Grade: 6
goon kan’on
Alternative spelling
龍骨 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation
  • On’yomi
    • (Tokyo) りゅうこつ [ryùúkótsú] (Heiban – [0])
    • IPA(key): [ɾʲɨᵝːko̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

竜(りゅう)骨(こつ) • (ryūkotsu) 

  1. (nautical) a keel (beam along the underside of a ship’s hull)
    Synonym: キール (kīru)
  2. Short for 竜骨突起 (ryūkotsu tokki, “keel”) (extension of a bird's sternum)

Derived terms
  • りゅうこつ座(ざ) (Ryūkotsuza)
  • 竜(りゅう)骨(こつ)車(しゃ) (ryūkotsusha)
  • 竜(りゅう)骨(こつ)弁(べん) (ryūkotsuben)
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