頬骨

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
頬 骨
きょう
Hyōgaiji		 こつ
Grade: 6
on’yomi

/kepukotu/ → /keɸukot͡su/ → /keukot͡su/ → /kjoːkot͡su/

From Middle Chinese compound 頰骨 (kiep? kwot, literally “cheek + bone”).

Pronunciation

Noun

頬骨 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 頰骨, hiragana きょうこつ, rōmaji kyōkotsu, historical hiragana けふこつ)

  1. cheekbone
Synonyms
  • 顴骨 (かんこつ) (kankotsu) (less common, more formal)
  • 頬骨 (ほおぼね) (hōbone) (see below; more common)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
頬 骨
ほお
Hyōgaiji		 ほね > ぼね
Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Compound of 頬 (hō, “cheek, jaw”) +‎ 骨 (hone, “bone”).[2][1] The hone changes to bone as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

頬骨 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 頰骨, hiragana ほおぼね, rōmaji hōbone, historical hiragana ほほぼね)

  1. cheekbone
Synonyms
  • 頬骨 (きょうこつ) (kyōkotsu) (less common, more formal)
  • 顴骨 (かんこつ) (kankotsu) (less common, even more formal)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
頬 骨
つら
Hyōgaiji		 ほね > ぼね
Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Compound of 頬 (tsura, “face; cheek”) +‎ 骨 (hone, “bone”).[2][1] The hone changes to bone as an instance of rendaku (連濁). The tsura reading for 頬 is rare.

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

  • 面骨 (more common spelling)

Noun

頬骨 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 頰骨, hiragana つらぼね, rōmaji tsurabone)

  1. cheekbone
  2. one's facial features, one's looks
Synonyms
Usage notes

The cheekbone sense is more commonly expressed with the reading hōbone.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1 2 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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