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立方骨 (りっぽうこつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

立りっ方ぽう骨こつ

Meanings

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noun

cuboid bone

anatomy

Anatomical term for one of the tarsal bones in the foot, located on the lateral side.

立りっ方ぽう骨こつは足あしの外そと側がわにある小ちいさな骨ほねです。
The cuboid bone is a small bone on the outer side of the foot.

Kanji

立stand up, rise, set up
方direction, person, alternative
骨skeleton, bone, remains

Etymology

Compound of 立方 (rippō, 'cube') and 骨 (kotsu, 'bone'), referring to the roughly cube-shaped bone in the foot.