鼠そ径けい部ぶ

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Meanings

noun

groin; inguinal region

anatomy

Anatomical term for the area where the thigh meets the abdomen. Used in medical and everyday contexts.

鼠そ径けい部ぶに痛いたみを感かんじたら、医い者しゃに相そう談だんしてください。
If you feel pain in the groin area, please consult a doctor.
サッカー選せん手しゅは鼠そ径けい部ぶの怪け我がに注ちゅう意いが必ひつ要ようだ。
Soccer players need to be careful about groin injuries.

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Kanji

鼠rat, mouse, dark gray
径diameter, path, method
部section, bureau, dept
蹊path

Related words

股また
股 refers to the crotch or inner thigh area more generally, while 鼠径部 is specifically the anatomical groin region.
鼠そ径けいヘルニア
Compound term for 'inguinal hernia', a common condition involving the groin.

Built from

鼠そ径けい+部ぶ

Written forms

鼠そ径けい部ぶ
Standard kanji spelling for the anatomical term 'groin'.
そけい部ぶ
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; sometimes used in medical contexts or when the kanji 鼠 is considered difficult.
鼠そ蹊けい部ぶ
Alternate kanji form using 蹊 instead of 径; less common but recognized.

Etymology

The kanji 鼠 (rat) and 径 (path) together refer to the groin, possibly from the resemblance of the inguinal canal to a rat's path. The reading そけい is the on'yomi of the kanji.