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大殿筋 (daidenkin) Japanese meaning: gluteus maximus | Kotomora

大だい殿でん筋きん

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Meanings

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gluteus maximus

Anatomical term for the largest buttock muscle.

大だい殿でん筋きんは人じん体たいで最もっとも大おおきな筋きん肉にく

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The gluteus maximus is one of the largest muscles in the human body.

Kanji

大large, big
殿Mr., hall, mansion
筋muscle, sinew, tendon
臀buttocks, hips, butt

Related words

中ちゅう殿でん筋きん
Refers to the gluteus medius, a smaller muscle located beneath the gluteus maximus.
小しょう殿でん筋きん
Refers to the gluteus minimus, the smallest of the three gluteal muscles.

Built from

大だい+殿でん筋きん

Written forms

大だい殿でん筋きん
Standard kanji spelling in anatomical contexts.
大だい臀でん筋きん
Alternate kanji spelling using 臀 (buttocks); less common than 殿.

Etymology

Compound of 大 (large), 殿 (buttocks), and 筋 (muscle). The kanji 殿 is used here for its meaning 'buttocks', which is a specialized anatomical reading.