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肉阜 (にくふ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

肉にく阜ふ

Meanings

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noun

caruncle; cockscomb; wattle

Anatomical term for fleshy protuberances on the head or neck of birds, such as the comb of a rooster or the wattle of a turkey.

ニワトリの肉にく阜ふは赤あかくて大おおきい。
The chicken's caruncle is red and large.
七しち面めん鳥ちょうの肉にく阜ふは興こう奮ふんすると色いろが変かわる。
The turkey's wattle changes color when it gets excited.

Kanji

肉meat
阜hill, mound, left village radical (no. 170)

Similar words

鶏冠とさか
Refers specifically to the comb of a chicken or rooster, while 肉阜 is a broader anatomical term for any fleshy protuberance on a bird's head or neck.

Etymology

Compound of 肉 (flesh) and 阜 (mound, hill), literally 'flesh mound'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the anatomical meaning.