鎖骨

See also: 锁骨

Chinese

to lock up; to lock bone
trad. (鎖骨) 鎖 骨
simp. (锁骨) 锁 骨

Pronunciation


Noun

鎖骨

  1. (anatomy) clavicle; collarbone

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鎖 骨
さ
Grade: S
こつ
Grade: 6
kan’on
鎖骨 (sakotsu): the clavicle or collarbone.

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese 鎖骨 (MC suɑX kuət̚, literally “fastening + bone”).

First attested in Japanese in a text from 818.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

鎖(さ)骨(こつ) • (sakotsu) 

  1. [from 818] clavicle, collarbone

Derived terms

References

  1. “鎖骨”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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