肋間

肋間

Japanese

Kanji in this term
肋	間
ろく > ろっ Jinmeiyō	かん Grade: 2
kan’on

Etymology

肋 (“rib”) +‎ 間 (“inter-”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
• (Tokyo) ろっかん [ròkkáń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɾo̞k̚kã̠ɴ]

Noun

肋(ろっ)間(かん) • (rokkan) ^{←ろくかん (rokukan)?}

1. (anatomy, attributive) a intercostality

   Coordinate term: 骨間 (kokkan)

   肋(ろっ)間(かん)動(どう)脈(みゃく)

   rokkan dōmyaku

   an intercostal artery

See also

• 肋(ろっ)間(かん)筋(きん) (rokkankin)
• 肋(ろっ)間(かん)神(しん)経(けい) (rokkan shinkei)