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大臼歯 (daikyuushi) Japanese meaning: molar | Kotomora

大だい臼きゅう歯し

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Meanings

1

Dental term for the large back teeth used for grinding food.

大だい臼きゅう歯しは食たべ物ものをすりつぶす役やく割わりをします。

Kanji

大large, big
臼mortar
歯tooth, cog

Related words

小しょう臼きゅう歯し
小臼歯 are premolars, smaller than 大臼歯 and located between the canines and molars.
切せっ歯し
切歯 are incisors, the front teeth used for cutting, unlike the grinding 大臼歯.

Molars play the role of grinding food.

Built from

大だい+臼きゅう歯し

Etymology

Compound of 大 (large) + 臼歯 (back teeth, molar), where 臼歯 itself is from 臼 (mortar) + 歯 (tooth), referring to the grinding function.