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手根骨 (しゅこんこつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

手しゅ根こん骨こつ

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Meanings

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carpal bone; carpus

Anatomical term for the bones of the wrist. Used in medical and scientific contexts.

手しゅ根こん骨こつは手て首くびにある小ちいさな骨ほねの集あつ

Kanji

手hand
根root, radical, head (pimple)
骨skeleton, bone, remains

Related words

手て首くび
手首 is the common word for 'wrist', while 手根骨 specifically refers to the carpal bones inside the wrist.

Etymology

Compound of 手根 (shukon, 'wrist root') + 骨 (kotsu, 'bone'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the anatomical meaning.

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The carpal bones are a collection of small bones in the wrist.