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：2026/01/06
後頭骨
Hiragana
こうとうこつ
Noun
Japanese Meaning
後頭部を構成する頭蓋骨の一部で、頭の後ろ側に位置する骨。脊髄とつながる大孔（大後頭孔）を持ち、脳（特に後頭葉）を保護する役割を担う。
Easy Japanese Meaning
あたまのうしろのほねのこと。あたまをまもる、あたまのほねのひとつ。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
枕骨 / 头颅后部的骨头
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
枕骨 / 頭顱後部的骨頭
Korean Meaning
두개골의 뒤쪽을 이루는 뼈 / 뒤통수 부위를 형성하는 뼈
Vietnamese Meaning
xương chẩm / xương tạo nên phần sau và đáy hộp sọ
Tagalog Meaning
butong oksipital ng bungo / buto sa likod ng bungo / buto sa batok na bahagi ng bungo
Sense（1）
an occipital bone
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
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He hit his occipital bone hard.
See correct answer
彼は後頭骨を強く打った。
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