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橈骨

橈骨

See also: 桡骨

Chinese

		bent or twisted piece of wood	bone
trad. (橈骨)		橈	骨
simp. (桡骨)		桡	骨

Noun

橈骨

(anatomy) radius

Japanese

Kanji in this term
橈	骨
とう Hyōgaiji	こつ Grade: 6
on'yomi

Noun

橈骨 ‎(hiragana とうこつ, romaji tōkotsu)

(anatomy) radius (the long bone in the forearm, on the side of the thumb)

See also

尺骨 (しゃっこつ) ‎(shakkotsu): elbow bone, ulna

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): ráogǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄠˊ ㄍㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): naau⁴ gwat¹, jiu⁴ gwat¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: ráogǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄠˊ ㄍㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rauguu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐɑʊ̯³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: naau⁴ gwat¹, jiu⁴ gwat¹
  - Yale: nàauh gwāt, yìuh gwāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: naau⁴ gwat⁷, jiu⁴ gwat⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /nɑːu̯²¹ kʷɐt̚⁵/, /jiːu̯²¹ kʷɐt̚⁵/