顎 — kanji meaning “jaw”
顎
jaw, chin, gill
- Meanings
- jaw, chin, gill
- On'yomi
- ガク (gaku)
- Kun'yomi
- あご、あぎと
- Strokes
- 18
- School grade
- 8
- Classical radical
- 181
- Chinese reading
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Words with 顎
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 上顎 | うわあご uwaago | upper jaw; palate |
| 顎骨 | がっこつ gakkotsu | jawbone; mandible |
| 下顎 | したあご shitaago | lower jaw; mandible |
| 二重顎 | にじゅうあご nijuuago | double chin |
| 顎紐 | あごひも agohimo | chin strap |
| 顎髭 | あごひげ agohige | beard (esp. on the chin); goatee |
| 下顎骨 | かがくこつ kagakukotsu | mandible; lower jawbone |
| 顎関節 | がくかんせつ gakukansetsu | jaw joint; temporomandibular joint; TMJ |
| 上顎骨 | じょうがくこつ jougakukotsu | maxilla; upper jawbone |
| 顎鬚海豹 | あごひげあざらし agohigeazarashi | bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) |
| 無顎類 | むがくるい mugakurui | agnathans (jawless fishes of superclass Agnatha) |
| 毛顎動物 | もうがくどうぶつ mougakudoubutsu | chaetognath (any worm of phylum Chaetognatha) |
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