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顎 — 18 strokes ／ Radical「頁」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 18 strokes ／ Radical「頁」
On
ガクがく · gaku
Kun
あご・あぎとago · agito
Meaning
jaw; chin

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A head plus a phonetic element: the bone that opens and shuts the mouth — the jaw.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onガクがくgaku顎関節あごかんせつ
Kunあごago顎あご

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 顎関節がくかんせつ

    the jaw joint

  • 下顎かがく

    the lower jaw

More words with this kanji

  • 顎あご
  • 上顎じょうがく

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

顎(あご)に手(て)を当(あ)ててじっと考(かんが)えた。

I put a hand to my chin and thought hard.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 頁Map of reading ガクAll maps

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