背筋

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
背	筋
せ Grade: 6	すじ Grade: 6
kun’yomi

背 (“back”) +‎ 筋 (“muscle”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せすじ [sèsújí] (Heiban – [0])
(Tokyo) せすじ [séꜜsùjì] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [se̞sɨᵝʑi]

Noun

背(せ)筋(すじ) • (sesuji) ^{←せすぢ (sesudi)^?}

(anatomy) either the spine, or the middle groove of the back along the spine
(clothing) the middle seam of the back

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
背	筋
はい Grade: 6	きん Grade: 6
kan’on

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) はいきん [hàíkíń] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ha̠ikʲĩɴ]

Noun

背(はい)筋(きん) • (haikin)

(anatomy) a back muscle
Hyponyms: 広背筋 (kōhaikin), 闊背筋 (kappaikin)

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