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喉仏 (のどぼとけ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

喉のど仏ぼとけ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

Adam's apple; laryngeal prominence

anatomy

Anatomical term for the protrusion on the front of the neck, formed by the thyroid cartilage. Commonly used in everyday language.

男だん性せいは女じょ性せいより喉のど仏ぼとけが大おおきい。
Men have a larger Adam's apple than women.
彼かれは緊きん張ちょうする

と

喉のど

仏ぼとけ

が

上じょう

下げ

に

動うご

く

。

When he gets nervous, his Adam's apple moves up and down.

Written forms

喉のど仏ぼとけUsage71%
Standard kanji spelling.
のどぼとけUsage18%
のど仏ぼとけUsage10%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, also common.
ノドボトケUsage2%

Kanji

喉throat, voice
仏Buddha, the dead, France

Similar words

甲こう状じょう軟なん骨こつ
Formal medical term for the thyroid cartilage, of which the Adam's apple is the visible part.

Etymology

Compound of 喉 (のど, 'throat') and 仏 (ほとけ, 'Buddha'), from the resemblance of the protrusion to a seated Buddha statue.