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軟なん口こう蓋がい

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Meanings

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noun

soft palate

Anatomical term for the soft, posterior part of the roof of the mouth.

軟なん口こう蓋がいは、口こう蓋がいの後うしろの柔やわらかい部ぶ分ぶんです。
The soft palate is the soft part at the back of the roof of the mouth.

Kanji

軟soft
口mouth
蓋cover, lid, flap

Similar words

硬こう口こう蓋がい
硬口蓋 is the hard palate, the bony front part of the roof of the mouth, while 軟口蓋 is the soft, muscular back part.

Etymology

Compound of 軟 (nan, 'soft') + 口蓋 (kōgai, 'palate'). 口蓋 itself is a Sino-Japanese term from 口 (kō, 'mouth') and 蓋 (gai, 'lid, cover').