上うわ唇くちびる

also: じょうしん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

upper lip

Standard anatomical term for the upper lip in everyday and medical contexts.

彼かの女じょは緊きん張ちょうすると上うわ唇くちびるを噛かむ癖くせがある。
She has a habit of biting her upper lip when she's nervous.
転ころんで上うわ唇くちびるを切きってしまった。
I fell and cut my upper lip.

2

labrum

Only with reading じょうしん

Zoological term for the upper lip-like structure in arthropods and other invertebrates. Read as じょうしん in this specialized sense.

昆こん虫ちゅうの上じょう唇しんは、口こう器きの一いち部ぶを形けい成せいする。
The labrum of insects forms part of the mouthparts.

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Usage patterns

上うわ唇くちびるを噛かむto bite one's upper lip
彼かれは緊きん張ちょうして上うわ唇くちびるを噛かんだ。
He bit his upper lip out of nervousness.
上うわ唇くちびるが腫はれるone's upper lip swells up
転ころんで上うわ唇くちびるが腫はれてしまった。
I fell and my upper lip swelled up.

Kanji

上above, up
唇lips

Related words

唇くちびるN3sense 1
唇 is the general word for 'lip(s)' without specifying which one, while 上唇 specifically means the upper lip.

Opposites

下した唇くちびる sense 1
上唇 refers to the upper lip, while 下唇 refers to the lower lip.

Built from

上うわ+唇くちびる

Written forms

上唇Usage95%
- うわくちびる
  Standard kanji spelling for the common reading うわくちびる.
- じょうしん
  Rare anatomical/zoological reading; restricted to the labrum sense.
上うわくちびるUsage5%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling sometimes used for clarity or in children's materials.
じょうしん

Etymology

Compound of 上 (うわ, 'upper') + 唇 (くちびる, 'lip'). The reading じょうしん is the on'yomi reading used in technical zoological contexts.