頬骨

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
頬 骨
きょう
Hyōgaiji		 こつ
Grade: 6
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
頰骨 (kyūjitai)

/kepukotu/ → /keɸukot͡su/ → /keukot͡su/ → /kjoːkot͡su/

From Middle Chinese compound 頰骨／颊骨 (kiep? kwot, literally “cheek + bone”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) きょ​ーこつ [kyóꜜòkòtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲo̞ːko̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

頬(きょう)骨(こつ) • (kyōkotsu) ←けふこつ (kefukotu)?

  1. cheekbone
Synonyms

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
頬 骨
ほお
Hyōgaiji		 ほね > ぼね
Grade: 6
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
頰骨 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 頬 (hō, “cheek, jaw”) +‎ 骨 (hone, “bone”).[2][1] The hone changes to bone as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ほおぼね [hòóbóné] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ho̞ːbo̞ne̞]

Noun

頬(ほお)骨(ぼね) • (hōbone) ←ほほぼね (fofobone)?

  1. cheekbone
Synonyms

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
頬 骨
つら
Hyōgaiji		 ほね > ぼね
Grade: 6
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
頰骨 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 頬 (tsura, “face; cheek”) +‎ 骨 (hone, “bone”).[2][1] The hone changes to bone as an instance of rendaku (連濁). The tsura reading for 頬 is rare.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) つらぼね [tsùrábóné] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝɾa̠bo̞ne̞]

Noun

頬(つら)骨(ぼね) • (tsurabone) 

  1. cheekbone
  2. one's facial features, one's looks
Usage notes

The cheekbone sense is more commonly expressed with the reading hōbone.

Synonyms

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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