硬こう口こう蓋がい

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Meanings

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noun

hard palate

anatomy

Anatomical term for the bony front part of the roof of the mouth.

硬こう口こう蓋がいは口こう蓋がいの前ぜん方ぽう部ぶ分ぶんを形けい成せいする。
The hard palate forms the front part of the roof of the mouth.

stiff, hard

口mouth

蓋cover, lid, flap

Similar words

軟なん口こう蓋がい
軟口蓋 is the soft palate, the fleshy back part of the roof of the mouth, while 硬口蓋 is the hard bony front part.

Etymology

Compound of 硬 (hard) and 口蓋 (palate). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the anatomical meaning.