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咽喉

いんこう

N1pharynx · throat

Examples

人体模型で咽喉の位置を確かめた。

発声の授業では咽喉の動きを図から学んだ。

Included kanji

Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 咽喉 is read as いんこう and is a noun for the pharynx or throat.
  • Basic usage: Its anatomical location appears in 咽喉の位置, while movement during voice production appears in 咽喉の動き.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Anatomy and voice context
    • It suits relatively technical contexts such as locating the region on an anatomical model or explaining its movement during voice production.
  • Difference from
    • is the broad everyday word for the throat, while 咽喉 is commonly used when treating the pharyngeal region more anatomically.

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