起毛筋

起毛筋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
起	毛	筋
き Grade: 3	もう Grade: 2	きん Grade: 6
kan’on	goon	kan’on

Etymology

起毛 (“piloerection”) +‎ 筋 (“muscle”), calque of New Latin arrēctor pilī

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) きもーきん [kìmóókíń] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) きも​ーきん [kìmóꜜòkìǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [kʲimo̞ːkʲĩɴ]

Noun

起(き)毛(もう)筋(きん) • (kimōkin) 

1. Synonym of 立毛筋 (ritsumōkin, “arrector pili”)