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側頭葉 (sokutouyou) Japanese meaning: temporal lobe | Kotomora

側そく頭とう葉よう

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Meanings

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temporal lobe

Anatomical term for the temporal lobe of the brain, used in medical and scientific contexts.

側そく頭とう葉ようは聴ちょう覚かくや記き憶おくに関かん係けいしている。

The temporal lobe is involved in hearing and memory.

Kanji

側side, lean, oppose
頭head, counter for large animals
葉leaf, plane, lobe

Related words

前ぜん頭とう葉よう
Refers to the frontal lobe, another major brain region.
頭とう頂ちょう葉よう
Refers to the parietal lobe, located above the temporal lobe.
後こう頭とう葉よう
Refers to the occipital lobe, at the back of the brain.

Etymology

Compound of 側頭 (そくとう, 'temple, side of the head') and 葉 (よう, 'lobe'), a calque from Western anatomical terminology.