膝窩

膝窩

Japanese

Kanji in this term
膝	窩
しつ > しっ Grade: S	か Hyōgaiji
kan’on	kan’yōon

Etymology

膝 (“knee”) +‎ 窩 (“fossa”), calque of New Latin fossa popliteae

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) し​っか [shíꜜkkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕi̥k̚ka̠]

Noun

膝(しっ)窩(か) • (shikka) ^{←しっくゎ (sikkwa)?}

1. Synonym of 膕 (hikagami, “popliteal fossa; knee pit”)

   膝(しっ)窩(か)動(どう)脈(みゃく)/静(じょう)脈(みゃく)

   shikka dōmyaku/jōmyaku

   a popliteal artery/vein

See also

• 膝(しっ)窩(か)筋(きん) (shikkakin)