What does kanji 顎 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 顎 is jaw.

How is kanji 顎 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 顎 are あご, あぎと; the onyomi readings are ガク.

What is the main radical of kanji 顎?

The main radical for kanji 顎 is 頁.

What words use kanji 顎?

Example words that use kanji 顎 include 顎がしゃくれる, 顎クイ, 顎のしゃくれた, 顎ひげ.

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顎

Meaning

Kanji 顎

jaw

jaw, chin, gill

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: あごあぎと
Onyomi 音読み: ガク
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 18
Radical: 頁
Components: 二 • ハ • 勹 • 口 • 目 • 貝 • 頁
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: 鍔 • 諤 • 鰐 • 鶚 • 咢 • 卾 • 愕

Related vocabulary

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Showing 21 of 35 entries that include this kanji.

顎がしゃくれる

あごがしゃくれる

to have a protruding chin

顎クイ

あごクイ

suddenly lifting someone's face by their chin (in a domineering yet romantic fashion)

顎のしゃくれた

あごのしゃくれた

(person) with a turned-up chin

顎ひげ

あごひげ

beard (esp. on the chin)

顎マスク

あごマスク

wearing a face mask over one's chin

顎をしゃくる

あごをしゃくる

to jerk one's chin

顎下腺

がっかせん

submandibular gland

顎関節

がくかんせつ

jaw joint

顎関節症

がくかんせつしょう

temporomandibular joint disorder

顎脚

がっきゃく

maxilliped

顎口虫症

がくこうちゅうしょう

gnathostomiasis

顎沙魚

あごはぜ

forktongue goby (Chaenogobius annularis)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は驚いて顎が外れそうになった。

He was so surprised that his jaw felt like it was about to drop.

寒さで顎ががたがた震えた。

His jaw trembled from the cold.

彼女は少し顎を上げて前を向いた。

She lifted her chin slightly and looked ahead.

顎の下に小さなほくろがある。

There is a small mole under her chin.

転んで顎を打ってしまった。

I fell and hit my chin.

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