喉こう頭とう

Similar words

• 咽いん頭とう

  咽頭 (pharynx) is the upper part of the throat behind the mouth and nasal cavity, while 喉頭 (larynx) is lower and contains the vocal cords.

• 喉のど

  喉 is the general everyday word for 'throat', while 喉頭 is the specific anatomical term for the larynx.

Etymology

Compound of 喉 (kō, 'throat') and 頭 (tō, 'head'), referring to the head of the throat. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji are conventionally associated with the anatomical meaning.