頭胸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
頭	胸
とう Grade: 2	きょう Grade: 6
kan'on

Etymology

Appears to be a Japanese coinage based on Middle Chinese-derived components, as a compound of 頭 (tō, “head”) +‎ 胸 (kyō, “chest, thorax”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [to̞ːkʲo̞ː]

Noun

頭(とう)胸(きょう) • (tōkyō) 

1. (anatomy, uncommon, dated) cephalothorax

   Synonyms: (more common; literally “cephalothoracic portion”) 頭胸部 (tōkyōbu), (“carapace”; literally “cephalothoracic plate”) 頭胸甲 (tōkyōkō)

References

• Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
• Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN