Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) へそのお​ [hèsó nó óꜜ] (Odaka - [4])^[1][2]
• (Tokyo) へそのお [hèsó nó ó] (Heiban - [0])^[1][2]
• (Tokyo) へその​お [hèsó nóꜜò] (Nakadaka - [3])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [he̞so̞ no̞ o̞]

Noun

臍の緒 ‎(hiragana へそのお, romaji heso no o, historical hiragana へそのを)

1. umbilical cord

Synonyms

• 臍帯 (さいたい) ‎(saitai)

Derived terms

• 臍 (へそ)の緒 (お)を切 (き)ってから ‎(heso no o o kitte kara)

Etymology 2

Compound of 臍 ‎(hozo, “navel”) +‎ の ‎(no, “possessive particle”) +‎ 緒 ‎(o, “cord”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほぞのお​ [hòzó nó óꜜ] (Odaka - [4])^[1][2]
• (Tokyo) ほぞのお [hòzó nó ó] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• (Tokyo) ほ​ぞのお [hóꜜzò nò ò] (Atamadaka - [1])^[2]
• (Tokyo) ほぞの​お [hòzó nóꜜò] (Nakadaka - [3])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [ho̞zo̞ no̞ o̞]

Noun

臍の緒 ‎(hiragana ほぞのお, romaji hozo no o, historical hiragana ほぞのを)

1. umbilical cord

References

1. 1 2 3 4 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3