Chinese

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tail bone
trad. (尾骨)
simp. #(尾骨)

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Noun

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尾骨

  1. (anatomy) coccyx; tailbone

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
こつ
Grade: 6
kan'on
 尾骨 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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(bi, tail) +‎ (-kotsu, bone)

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Noun

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()(こつ) (bikotsu

  1. a tailbone; a coccyx
    Synonyms: 尾骶骨 (biteikotsu), 尾閭骨 (biryokotsu)
    Holonym: 脊柱 (sekichū)
    Meronym: 尾椎 (bitsui)