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硬口蓋 (koukougai) Japanese meaning: hard palate | Kotomora

硬こう口こう蓋がい

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Meanings

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hard palate

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

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The hard palate forms the front part of the roof of the mouth.

Kanji

硬stiff, hard
口mouth
蓋cover, lid, flap

Related 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.

Word family

硬こう口こう蓋がい音おん
palatal; palatal sound

Etymology

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