闊背筋

闊背筋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
闊	背	筋
かつ > かっ Hyōgaiji	はい > ぱい Grade: 6	きん Grade: 6
kan’on

Etymology

闊 (“broad”) +‎ 背 (“back”) +‎ 筋 (“muscle”), calque of New Latin mūsculus lātissimus dorsī

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
• (Tokyo) かっぱいきん [kàppáíkíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠p̚pa̠ikʲĩɴ]

Noun

闊(かっ)背(ぱい)筋(きん) • (kappaikin) ^{←くゎっぱいきん (kwappaikin)?}

1. (anatomy) Synonym of 広背筋 (kōhaikin, “latissimus dorsi muscle”)

   Hypernym: 背筋 (haikin)