頸椎

See also: 颈椎

Chinese

neck spine; a hammer
trad. (頸椎)
simp. (颈椎)

Pronunciation


Noun

頸椎

  1. cervical vertebra

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
けい
Hyōgaiji
つい
Grade: S
kan’on
Alternative spelling
頚椎

Etymology

(neck) + (vertebra)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーつい [kéꜜètsùì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ke̞ːt͡sɨᵝi]

Noun

(けい)(つい) • (keitsui) 

  1. a cervical vertebra
    Hypernym: 椎骨 (tsuikotsu)
    Hyponyms: 環椎 (kantsui), 軸椎 (jikutsui)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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