後肢

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 後肢 is a noun read こうし, meaning a hind limb or hind leg of a four-legged animal or similar body plan.
• Basic usage: It can identify the skeleton of an animal's hind limb or the limb used to push against the ground.
  • 模型で動物の後肢の骨格を観察した。 describes using a model to observe an animal's hind-leg skeleton; その犬は強い後肢で地面を蹴った。 says that the dog kicked the ground with its powerful hind legs.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 後肢の骨格
  • The two instances of の successively link the skeleton to the animal's hind limb.
• 後肢で地面を蹴る
  • で marks the hind limbs as the body part used to push against the ground.
• 後肢 and 前肢
  • 後肢 denotes a hind limb, while 前肢 denotes a forelimb in anatomical description.