趾行性

Japanese

Kanji in this term
趾	行	性
し Hyōgaiji	こう Grade: 2	せい Grade: 5
kan’on

Alternative spelling
指行性

Etymology

趾 (“toe”) +‎ 行 (“walking”) +‎ 性 (“-ness; -ity”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しこーせー [shìkóóséé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕi̥ko̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

趾(し)行(こう)性(せい) • (shikōsei) ^{←しかうせい (sikausei)?}

1. (zoology) digitigradism

   Coordinate terms: 蹠行性 (shokōsei), 蹄行性 (teikōsei)

See also

• 趾(し)行(こう)動(どう)物(ぶつ) (shikō dōbutsu)