後頭部(こうとうぶ)

こうとうぶ
noun
back of the head; occiput
1. back of the head; occiput
The rear portion of the head, behind and below the crown. Used in medical, descriptive, and everyday contexts.
後頭部(こうとうぶ)を打(う)った。
I hit the back of my head.
後頭部(こうとうぶ)に痛(いた)みを感(かん)じる。
I feel pain in the back of my head.
転(ころ)んで後頭部(こうとうぶ)を強(つよ)く打(う)ったので、病院(びょういん)で検査(けんさ)を受(う)けた。
I hit the back of my head hard when I fell, so I got checked at the hospital.

A compound of 後頭(こうとう) (occiput, back of the head) and 部(ぶ) (part, region). A standard anatomical term that is also used frequently in everyday language, especially when describing injuries, haircuts, or head-related issues.

USAGE:
Commonly appears in medical descriptions, accident reports, and everyday conversation about bumping or injuring one's head. Also used by hairstylists to describe the back area of a haircut.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 後頭部(こうとうぶ)を打(う)つ — to hit the back of one's head
  • 後頭部(こうとうぶ)が痛(いた)い — the back of the head hurts
  • 後頭部(こうとうぶ)を触(さわ)る — to touch the back of one's head

RELATED TERMS:

  • 前頭部(ぜんとうぶ) — forehead area; the front of the head
  • 側頭部(そくとうぶ) — temple area; the side of the head
  • 頭頂部(とうちょうぶ) — crown of the head; the top
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