尾椎

Chinese

tail spine; a hammer
simp. and trad.
(尾椎)

Pronunciation


Noun

尾椎

  1. (anatomy) caudal vertebra
  2. (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) rump of a fowl; uropygium

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
つい
Grade: S
kan’on

Etymology

(tail) + (vertebra)

Pronunciation

Noun

()(つい) (bitsui) 

  1. a coccygeal vertebra
    Holonym: 尾骨 (bikotsu)
    Hypernym: 椎骨 (tsuikotsu)

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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