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Kotomora

顎

jaw, chin, gill

StatusJōyō · secondary schoolStrokes18

Readings

On'yomi

  • ガク

Kun'yomi

  • あご
  • あぎと

Meaning

顎 centers on the lower facial structure: the jaw and chin. The gill sense is a biological extension where a similar hinged or protruding structure appears in fish.

Most common words using 顎

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  • 顎あご
    N3

    jaw; chin

  • 顎がく

    jaw

  • 上顎うわあご

    upper jaw; palate

  • 顎骨がっこつ

    jawbone; mandible

  • 顎髭あごひげ

    beard (esp. on the chin); goatee

  • ケツ顎ケツあご

    cleft chin

  • 上顎前突症じょうがくぜんとつしょう

    maxillary prognathism

  • 上顎骨じょうがくこつ

    maxilla; upper jawbone

  • 下顎したあご

    lower jaw; mandible

  • 下顎骨かがくこつ

    mandible; lower jawbone

  • 二重顎にじゅうあご

    double chin

  • 毛顎動物もうがくどうぶつ

    chaetognath (any worm of phylum Chaetognatha)

  • 毛顎動物門もうがくどうぶつもん

    Chaetognatha (phylum of arrow worms)

  • 無顎類むがくるい

    agnathans (jawless fishes of superclass Agnatha)

  • 突顎とつがく

    prognathism

  • 顎がしゃくれるあごがしゃくれる

    to have a protruding chin; to have a turned-up chin

  • 顎のしゃくれたあごのしゃくれた

    (person) with a turned-up chin

  • 顎の骨あごのほね

    jawbone; mandible

  • 顎をしゃくるあごをしゃくる

    to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at

  • 顎クイあごクイ

    suddenly lifting someone's face by their chin (in a domineering yet romantic fashion)

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Study

Etymology

顎 combines 咢 (which likely contributes the sound) with 頁 (head), pointing to a part of the head related to the jaw or chin.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 咢 looks like a mouth with a strong jawline, and the right side 頁 means head. Together they show the jaw and chin on the head.

Reading mnemonic

For ガク, imagine a strong jaw clenching with a hard 'gak' sound: gak -> ガク, as the jaw snaps shut.