Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 骨
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棘
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こつ > こっ Grade: 6
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きょく Hyōgai
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| kan'on
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Etymology
骨 (“bone”) + 棘 (“prickle; thorn; spine”)
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) こっきょく [kòkkyókú] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA(key): [ko̞k̚ʲkʲo̞kɯ̟]
Noun
骨棘 • (kokkyoku)
- a bony spine (something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate)