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扁桃 (へんとう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

扁へん桃とう

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Meanings

1

Refers to the nut or the tree. In everyday contexts, アーモンド is more common.

See also: アーモンド

扁へん桃とうはアーモンドの漢かん語ご的てきな呼よび方かたです。
扁桃 is a Sino-Japanese term for almond.

2

Kanji

扁level, small
桃peach

Related words

アーモンド
The common loanword for almond, used in everyday speech and food contexts. 扁桃 is more formal or technical.
扁へん桃とう腺せん
Specifically the tonsil glands; 扁桃 alone can refer to the tonsils as an organ.

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tonsil

Medical/anatomical term. Often used in compounds like 扁桃腺 (tonsils) or 扁桃炎 (tonsillitis).

扁へん桃とうが腫はれて痛いたい。
My tonsils are swollen and painful.

扁へん桃とう腺せん
tonsil · tonsillitis
扁へん桃とう体たい
amygdala; amygdaloid nucleus
扁へん桃とう油ゆ
almond oil
扁へん桃とう炎えん
tonsillitis
甘かん扁へん桃とう
sweet almond

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扁へん桃とう肥ひ大だい
tonsillar hypertrophy; enlarged tonsils
扁へん桃とう膿のう瘍よう
peritonsillar abscess; quinsy
扁へん桃とう摘てき出しゅつ術じゅつ
tonsillectomy
扁へん桃とう周しゅう囲い膿のう瘍よう
peritonsillar abscess; quinsy

Written forms

扁へん桃とうUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling for both almond and tonsil.
へんとうUsage5%

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound: 扁 (flat) + 桃 (peach), originally referring to the almond's shape. The anatomical sense comes from the almond-like shape of the tonsils.