肋骨

Chinese

rib bone
trad. (肋骨)
simp. #(肋骨)

Pronunciation


Noun

肋骨

  1. (anatomy) rib
    肋骨肋骨   Lèigǔ duàn le.   The rib is broken.

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
あばら
Jinmeiyō
ほね > ぼね
Grade: 6
kun’yomi

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

(あばら)(ぼね) (abarabone) 

  1. a rib (curved bone)
  2. (of a ship) a frame

See also

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ろく > ろっ
Jinmeiyō
こつ
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Compound of (roku, rib) + (kotsu, bone).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ろっ)(こつ) (rokkotsu) ろくこつ (rokukotu)?

  1. a rib (curved bone)

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  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

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

肋骨 (neukgol) (hangeul 늑골)

  1. Hanja form? of 늑골 (rib).
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