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絨毛 (じゅうもう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

絨じゅう毛もう

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Meanings

1

noun

anatomy

Anatomical term for the tiny finger-like projections in the small intestine or placenta.

小しょう腸ちょうの絨じゅう毛もうは栄えい養ようの吸きゅう収しゅうを助たすける。
The villi of the small intestine help absorb nutrients.

2

noun

soft hair

obsolete term

Kanji

絨wool cloth
毛fur, hair, feather

Similar words

柔じゅう毛もう
Modern term for soft hair or downy hair, replacing the obsolete sense of 絨毛.

Etymology

From 絨 (じゅう, 'wool') and 毛 (もう, 'hair'), originally referring to soft hair or woolly texture. The anatomical sense is a modern borrowing from Western medicine.

Obsolete term for soft hair; now usually expressed as 柔毛 (じゅうもう).

See also: 柔毛

古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、絨じゅう毛もうが柔やわらかい毛けを指さすことがある。
In old texts, 絨毛 can refer to soft hair.