膝窩

Japanese

Kanji in this term
膝	窩
しつ > しっ Grade: S	か Hyōgaiji
kan’on	kan’yōon

Etymology

膝 (“knee”) +‎ 窩 (“fossa”), calque of New Latin fossa popliteae

Pronunciation

On’yomi

(Tokyo) しっか [shíꜜkkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ɕi̥k̚ka̠]

Noun

膝(しっ)窩(か) • (shikka) ^{←しっくゎ (sikkwa)^?}

Synonym of 膕 (hikagami, “popliteal fossa; knee pit”)
膝(しっ)窩(か)動(どう)脈(みゃく)/静(じょう)脈(みゃく)
shikka dōmyaku/jōmyaku
a popliteal artery/vein

See also

膝(しっ)窩(か)筋(きん) (shikkakin)

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