Nodobotoke

Today I will talk about the Japanese word "nodobotoke."

"Nodo" of "nodobotoke" means "throat," "botoke" means "Buddha," and "nodobotoke" means a spur of your thyroid cartilage that is placed in the middle of your throat.

"Nodobotoke" is often seen in adult males, and it is medically called "laryngeal prominence."

In the past, it was also called just "nodobone," which means "throat bone."

However, it is said that since the shape of the bone looked like the Buddha, it became known as "nodobotoke."

Also, "nodobotoke" is widely known as "Adam's apple" in the West.

It comes from a story that our first ancestor (Adam) ate a forbidden fruit (apple) and choked on it.

喉仏

今日は「喉仏」という単語を紹介します。

「喉仏」は、喉の中間にある甲状軟骨の突起のことであり、成年男子にはっきりと見られることが多いです。

（医学的には「喉頭隆起」と呼ばれます。）

かつては、「喉骨」とも呼ばれていましたが、骨の形が仏の姿に見えたことから喉仏と呼ばれるようになったと言われています。

また、西洋では「アダムの林檎」として広く知られています。

我々の最初の祖先（アダム）が禁断の果実（林檎）を食べて、喉につまらせたことに起因してできたという概念からそう呼ばれています。

• "Nodo" of "nodobotoke" means "throat," "botoke" means "Buddha," and "nodobotoke" means a spur of your thyroid cartilage that is placed in the middle of your throat.
• "Nodo" of "nodobotoke" means "throat," "botoke" means "Buddha," and "nodobotoke" means a spur (or: lump) of thyroid cartilage that is placed in the middle of your throat.

• It comes from a story that our first ancestor (Adam) ate a forbidden fruit (apple) and choked on it.
• Its origin comes from the biblical story of Adam (our first ancestor) who ate a forbidden fruit (apple) and choked on it.

Interesting! I wonder if my throat bone looks like Buddha.