竜骨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
りゅう
Grade: S
こつ
Grade: 6
goon kan’on
Alternative spelling
龍骨 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) りゅうこつ [ryùúkótsú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɾʲɨᵝːko̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

(りゅう)(こつ) • (ryūkotsu) 

  1. (nautical) a keel (beam along the underside of a ship’s hull)
    Synonym: キール (kīru)
  2. Short for 竜骨突起 (ryūkotsu tokki, keel) (extension of a bird's sternum)

Derived terms

  • りゅうこつ() (Ryūkotsuza)
  • (りゅう)(こつ)(しゃ) (ryūkotsusha)
  • (りゅう)(こつ)(べん) (ryūkotsuben)
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