Kanji Detail for 顎 - "jaw, chin, mandible"

顎

Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
顎 means "jaw, chin, mandible."
1. Jaw - The bone structure of the mouth.
2. Chin - The lower part of the face.
3. Mandible - The lower jaw.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

jaw; chin; gill

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

jaw

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

jaw; palate

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

jaw

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

In the face of higher animals, there are upper jawbones and lower jawbones. The upper jawbone is in the middle of the face, one on each side, not very regular in shape. The lower jawbone is at the bottom of the face, used to support the gum bone.
Onyomi

gaku(ガク)
Kunyomi

agito(あぎと)

ago(あご)
Strokes

18 strokes
Radical

頁 (ogai・ichinokai)
Related Keywords
jaw chin mandible bite bone dentistry face lower maxilla mouth orthodontics