仙椎

Japanese

Kanji in this term
仙 椎
せん
Grade: S 		つい
Grade: S
kan'on
Alternative spelling
薦椎

Etymology

仙 (“Chinese hermit”) +‎ 椎 (“vertebra”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) せんつい [sèńtsúí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [sẽ̞nt͡sɨi]

Noun

仙(せん)椎(つい) • (sentsui) 

  1. a sacral vertebra
    Hypernym: 椎骨 (tsuikotsu)
    Holonym: 仙骨 (senkotsu)

References

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