See also: 上颚

Chinese edit

 
up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
jaw; palate
trad. (上顎)
simp. (上颚)
alternative forms 上齶上腭

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

上顎

  1. palate; upper jaw; maxilla (of vertebrates)
  2. mandible (of certain arthropods)

Synonyms edit

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
じょう
Grade: 1
がく
Grade: S
goon
Kanji in this term
うわ
Grade: 1
あご
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology edit

(upper) +‎ (jaw)

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) わあご [ùwáágó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝɰᵝa̠a̠ɡo̞]
  • (Tokyo) じょーがく [jòógákú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun edit

(うわ)(あご) or (じょう)(がく) (uwaago or jōgaku

  1. an upper jaw

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