Only when written 顎門 / 腭門 / 顎
Archaic word for the chin or jaw; in modern Japanese あご is used instead. Found in old texts or classical contexts.
See also: 顎
In old language, 'agito' referred to the chin.
gills; branchia
Only when written 鰓 / 腮
Archaic word for gills; in modern Japanese えら is used. Found in old texts or classical contexts.
See also: えら
There are examples in old documents where 鰓 is read as 'agito'.
Archaic spelling for 'chin/jaw'; this form is especially associated with sense 1.
Kana spelling provided for search convenience; the word is archaic and rarely written in kana.
Variant archaic spelling for 'chin/jaw'.
Archaic single-kanji spelling for 'chin/jaw'; in modern Japanese 顎 is normally read あご.
Archaic spelling for 'gills'; this form is especially associated with sense 2.
Variant archaic spelling for 'gills'.
The historical derivation is uncertain; あぎと is an archaic term with separate kanji spellings for 'chin/jaw' and 'gills'.