Throat - Inko

Japanese: 咽喉 - いんこう
Throat - Inko
〘 noun 〙① The pharynx and larynx. Throat. [Nippo Jisho (1603-04)]② (by extension) An important passageway. A place that one must pass through. An important place. ※Edo Hanjo-ki (1832-36), vol. 5 "Shinagawa is the throat of Edo." ※Seinen (1910-11), <Mori Ogai>, vol. 8 "The throat of Uchikanda is being choked here in this narrow passage." [Sengoku Saku - Qin Saku]

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:
〘名〙① 咽頭と喉頭。のど。〔日葡辞書(1603‐04)〕② (転じて) 重要な通路。必ず通らなければならない場所。大切な場所。※江戸繁昌記(1832‐36)五「品川は江戸の咽喉なり」※青年(1910‐11)〈森鴎外〉八「内神田の咽喉(インコウ)を扼してゐる、ここの狭隘に」 〔戦国策‐秦策〕

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