表情筋
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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表 | 情 | 筋 |
ひょう Grade: 3 | じょう Grade: 5 | きん Grade: 6 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
From 表情 (hyōjō) + 筋 (kin).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ひょーじょーきん [hyòójóꜜòkìǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA(key): [ço̞ːʑo̞ːkʲĩɴ]
Noun
表情筋 • (hyōjō-kin) (historical kana へうじやうきん)
- (anatomy) mimetic muscles
- (by extension, colloquial) ability to emote
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN