犬歯筋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
犬	歯	筋
けん Grade: 1	し Grade: 3	きん Grade: 6
kan’on

Alternative spelling
犬齒筋 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

犬歯 (“canine tooth”) +‎ 筋 (“muscle”), calque of New Latin mūsculus canīnus

Noun

犬(けん)歯(し)筋(きん) • (kenshikin) 

1. a caninus muscle

   Synonym: 口角挙筋 (kōkaku kyokin)