膝皿

Japanese

Kanji in this term
膝	皿
ひざ Grade: S	さら Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
膝	皿
ひざ Grade: S	さら > ざら Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 膝 (hiza, “knee”) +‎ 皿 (sara, “plate”), from the shape of the bone.^[1]

Also encountered with the reading hizazara. The sara changes to zara as an instance of rendaku (連濁).^[2]^[3]^[4]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひざさら [hìzásárá] (Heiban – [0])^[2]^[4]
IPA^(key): [çiza̠sa̠ɾa̠]

(Tokyo) ひざざら [hìzázárá] (Heiban – [0])^[2]^[4]
IPA^(key): [çiza̠za̠ɾa̠]

Noun

膝(ひざ)皿(さら) • (hiza sara)

(anatomy) The kneecap, the patella.

Usage notes

Both 膝の皿 (hiza no sara) and 膝皿 (hiza sara) are in use in modern Japanese, with 膝の皿 (hiza no sara) used more frequently. The term 膝蓋骨 (shitsugaikotsu) is somewhat more technical, a bit like English patella compared to kneecap.

Synonyms

References

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJS-3] Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[SMK5-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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