Anatomical term; used in medical, biological, or formal contexts. In everyday conversation, more colloquial terms are common.
The penis becomes erect when aroused.
We learned about the structure of the penis in biology class.
医師が陰茎の検査を行った。
The doctor performed an examination of the penis.
腫瘍のため陰茎の一部を切除した。
Part of the penis was surgically removed due to a tumor.
男性器 broadly refers to male genitalia as a whole, whereas 陰茎 specifically denotes the penis.
陰茎 is the formal anatomical term for the penis used in medical writing, whereas ちんこ is crude everyday slang.
チンポ is crude slang for the penis, while 陰茎 is the formal, clinical term used in medical contexts.
book; volume; script · this; present; current; in question · main; head; principal · real; genuine; regular; proper · counter for long cylindrical objects; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
baculum; penis bone
phallorrhagia; penile bleeding
foreskin; prepuce
penile fracture
penile adhesion; penile skin bridge
Standard kanji spelling for the anatomical term.
Compound of 陰 (in, 'hidden, yin') and 茎 (kei, 'stalk, stem'), a Sino-Japanese term for the penis. The reading いんきょう is obsolete.