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    3. 頭骨

    頭骨

    頭とう骨こつ

    skull

    KMT10News #37+1Ref L2NounMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab26 strokes

    とうこつ

    Noun

    1.
    skull
    anatomy

    Stroke 0 / 26

    Speed1.0x

    人にん間げんの頭とう骨こつはとても硬かたい。

    The human skull is very hard.

    KMT10Medicine & Health
    考こう古こ学がく者しゃは古こ代だいの遺い跡せきから完かん全ぜんな頭とう骨こつを発はっ見けんした。

    Archaeologists discovered a complete skull from an ancient ruin.

    KMT10Medicine & HealthHistory
    頭とう骨こつの形けい状じょうから、その人じん物ぶつの生せい前ぜんの特とく徴ちょうを推すい測そくすることができる。

    From the shape of the skull, one can infer the characteristics of the person during their lifetime.

    KMT10Medicine & HealthScience & Math
    事じ故こで頭とう骨こつを損そん傷しょうし、緊きん急きゅう手しゅ術じゅつが必ひつ要ようとなった。

    He suffered a skull injury in an accident and required emergency surgery.

    KMT10Medicine & Health
    博はく物ぶつ館かんには、様さま々ざまな動どう物ぶつの頭とう骨こつが展てん示じされている。

    Various animal skulls are displayed in the museum.

    KMT10Medicine & HealthAnimals

    Kanji that make up this word

    頭
    あたま・かしら・-がしら・かぶり…(8)
    head・counter for large animals
    骨
    ほね…(1)
    skeleton・bone・remains・frame
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