背骨

Chinese
 
learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened
learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder
 bone
trad. (背骨) 背 骨
simp. #(背骨) 背 骨

Pronunciation

Noun

背骨

  1. spine; backbone

Verb

背骨

  1. (chiefly Taiwan) to betray

Derived terms
  • 背骨仔

Japanese
Kanji in this term
背 骨
せ
Grade: 6		 ほね > ぼね
Grade: 6
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
呂

Etymology

Compound of 背 (se, “back”) +‎ 骨 (hone, “bone”).[1][2][3][4][5] The hone changes to bone as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

First cited to a text from the late 1100s.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

背(せ)骨(ぼね) • (sebone) 

  1. [from late 1100s] backbone (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
    Synonyms: 脊柱 (sekichū, “spinal column”), 脊椎 (sekitsui, “spina, spine”)
    Hyponyms: 椎骨 (tsuikotsu, “vertebra”), 脊椎骨 (sekitsuikotsu, “vertebra”), 脊髄 (sekizui, “spinal cord”)

References
  1. “背骨”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
  2. “背骨”, in デジタル大辞泉 (Dejitaru Daijisen)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  4. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  6. 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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