"後頭" meaning in Japanese

See 後頭 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ko̞ːto̞ː] Forms: 後頭 [canonical] (ruby: (こう), (とう)), kōtō [romanization]
Etymology: 後 (“post-”) + 頭 (“head”) Etymology templates: {{confix|ja|後|頭|sort=こうとう|t1=post-|t2=head}} 後 (“post-”) + 頭 (“head”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|こうとう}} 後(こう)頭(とう) • (kōtō)
  1. (anatomy) an occiput Meronyms: 後頭筋, 後頭骨, 後頭葉 Related terms: 後頭部 (kōtōbu) (ruby: (こう), (とう), ()) Coordinate_terms: 側頭
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Download raw JSONL data for 後頭 meaning in Japanese (1.7kB)

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