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小臼歯 (しょうきゅうし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

小しょう臼きゅう歯し

しょ

う

きゅ

う

し

Meanings

1

Dental term for the teeth between the canines and molars; used in clinical and anatomical contexts.

小しょう臼きゅう歯しは犬けん歯しと大

Kanji

小little, small
臼mortar
歯tooth, cog

Related words

犬けん歯し
Canine tooth, the pointed tooth next to the incisors; 小臼歯 is the premolar behind it.

だい

臼きゅう

歯し

の

間あいだ

に

あり

ます

。

The premolars are located between the canines and the molars.

大だい臼きゅう歯し

Molar, the larger grinding tooth behind the premolars.

Built from

小しょう+臼きゅう歯し

Etymology

Compound of 小 (small) + 臼歯 (molar), literally 'small molar', reflecting its intermediate size and position.