小指対立筋

小指対立筋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	指	対	立	筋
しょう Grade: 1	し Grade: 3	たい Grade: 3	りつ Grade: 1	きん Grade: 6
on’yomi			kan’yōon	kan’on

Alternative spelling
小指對立筋 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

小指 (“little finger”) +‎ 対立 (“opposition”) +‎ 筋 (“muscle”), calque of New Latin mūsculus oppōnēns digitī minimī manūs

Noun

小(しょう)指(し)対(たい)立(りつ)筋(きん) • (shōshi tairitsukin) 

1. an opponens digiti minimi muscle of hand

   Coordinate terms: 小趾対立筋 (shōshi tairitsukin), 母指対立筋 (boshi tairitsukin)