表情筋

表情筋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
表	情	筋
ひょう Grade: 3	じょう Grade: 5	きん Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology

From 表情(ひょうじょう) (hyōjō) + 筋(きん) (kin).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひょーじょ​ーきん [hyòójóꜜòkìǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ço̞ːʑo̞ːkʲĩɴ]

Noun

表(ひょう)情(じょう)筋(きん) • (hyōjō-kin)  (historical kana へうじやうきん)

1. (anatomy) mimetic muscles
2. (by extension, colloquial) ability to emote

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN