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吸啜反射 (kyuutetsuhansha) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

吸きゅう啜てつ反はん射しゃ

きゅ

う

て

つ

は

ん

しゃ

Meanings

1

sucking reflex

Physiological term for the automatic sucking response seen in newborns.

新しん生せい児じの吸きゅう啜てつ反はん射しゃは、生せい存ぞん

に

不ふ

可か

欠けつ

な

原げん

始し

反はん

射しゃ

の

一ひと

つ

です

。

The sucking reflex in newborns is one of the primitive reflexes essential for survival.

Kanji

吸suck, imbibe, inhale
啜suck, sip
反anti-
射shoot, shine into, onto

Written forms

吸きゅう啜てつ反はん射しゃ
Standard kanji spelling for this medical term.
吸きゅうてつ反はん射しゃ
Variant spelling using てつ for 啜, which is not a standard Jōyō kanji.

Etymology

Compound of 吸 (kyū, 'suck') + 啜 (tetsu, 'sip') + 反射 (hansha, 'reflex').