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
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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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