骨粗鬆症

Japanese

Kanji in this term
骨	粗	鬆	症
こつ Grade: 6	そ Grade: S	しょう Hyōgaiji	しょう Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

骨 (kotsu, “bone”) +‎ 粗鬆 (soshō, “brittle”) +‎ 症 (shō, “condition”)

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) こつそしょーしょー [kòtsúsóshóꜜòshòò] (Nakadaka – [4])^[1]^[2]^[3]
- IPA^(key): [ko̞t͡sɨ̥ᵝso̞ɕo̞ːɕo̞ː]

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) こつ [kóꜜtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]^[3]
- IPA^(key): [ko̞t͡sɨ̥ᵝ]

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) そしょーしょー [sòshóóshóó] (Heiban – [0])^[2]^[3]
- IPA^(key): [so̞ɕo̞ːɕo̞ː]

Noun

骨粗鬆症 (hiragana こつそしょうしょう, rōmaji kotsusoshōshō, historical hiragana こつそしようしやう)

osteoporosis

Usage notes

This term may be spelled as 骨粗しょう症 due to the complexity of the kanji 鬆.

References

↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1 2 3 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
1 2 3 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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