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舌下神経 (ぜっかしんけい, zekkashinkei) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

舌ぜっ下か神しん経けい

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Meanings

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hypoglossal nerve

Anatomical term for the twelfth cranial nerve, which controls tongue movement.

舌ぜっ下か神しん経けいは舌したの運うん動どうを支し配はいする

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The hypoglossal nerve controls tongue movement.

Kanji

舌tongue, reed, clapper
下below, down, descend
神gods, mind, soul
経sutra, longitude, pass thru

Built from

舌ぜっ下か+神しん経けい

Etymology

Compound of 舌下 (zekka, 'sublingual') + 神経 (shinkei, 'nerve'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the anatomical meaning.