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あご割れ (agoware) Japanese meaning: cleft chin | Kotomora

あご割われ

Meanings

1

cleft chin

Refers to a chin with a visible vertical crease or dimple; a physical trait.

彼かれはあご割われが特とく徴ちょう的てきな俳はい優ゆうだ。
He is an actor known for his cleft chin.

Kanji

割proportion, comparatively, divide
顎jaw, chin, gill

Written forms

あご割われ
Standard mixed kana-kanji spelling.
顎あご割われ
Full kanji spelling; less common but still used.
アゴ割われ
Katakana variant for the first part; sometimes seen in informal writing.

Etymology

Compound of あご (chin) and 割れ (split, crack), literally 'chin split'.