臍の緒

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
へそ
Hyōgaiji

Grade: S

Compound of (heso, navel) + (no, possessive particle) + (o, cord).

Pronunciation

Noun

臍の緒 (hiragana へそのお, rōmaji heso no o, historical hiragana へそのを)

  1. umbilical cord
Synonyms
Derived terms
  •  (へそ) () ()ってから (heso no o o kitte kara)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ほぞ
Hyōgaiji

Grade: S

Compound of (hozo, navel) + (no, possessive particle) + (o, cord).

Pronunciation

Noun

臍の緒 (hiragana ほぞのお, rōmaji hozo no o, historical hiragana ほぞのを)

  1. umbilical cord

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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