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陰嚢 (いんのう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

陰いん嚢のう

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Meanings

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noun

anatomy

Anatomical term for the external pouch of skin containing the testicles.

陰いん嚢のうは精せい巣そうを保ほ護ごする役やく割わりがある。
The scrotum has the role of protecting the testicles.

Written forms

陰いん嚢のうUsage53%
Standard kanji spelling for the anatomical term.
陰いん囊のうUsage31%
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Search-only form using a variant kanji; not a standard written variant.
陰いんのうUsage17%
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Search-only form; not a standard written variant.

Kanji

陰shade, yin, negative
嚢pouch, purse, bag
囊bag, purse, sack

Etymology

From Chinese 陰囊／阴囊 (yīnnáng), composed of 陰 'yin; hidden; genital' and 囊 'sac; bag'.