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大転子 (だいてんし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

大だい転てん子し

Meanings

1

noun

greater trochanter

anatomy

Anatomical term for the large bony prominence on the upper femur.

大だい転てん子しは大だい腿たい骨こつの上じょう部ぶにある骨ほねの突とっ起きです。
The greater trochanter is a bony prominence on the upper part of the femur.

Kanji

大large, big
転revolve, turn around, change
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Etymology

From 大 (large) + 転子 (trochanter). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the anatomical meaning.