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舌下神経 (ぜっかしんけい) 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

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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.