顎
Mnemonic
You open a page in an old anatomy book and find a jaw bone sketched in gruesome detail. Suddenly the ink shifts—a living jaw tears itself free from the page, snapping and gnashing its teeth right at your face!
Additional thoughts
Visualize the flat ink drawing of a jaw peeling off the textbook page and becoming a real, chomping 3D jaw. The page radical (頁) sits on the right side of the kanji; the jaw components sit on the left.Quick recall
A jaw sketched on a page rips free as a living jaw, snapping at you.Details
The keyword for 顎 is jaw. This kanji refers to the anatomical jaw, encompassing both the upper and lower bony structures of the mouth that hold the teeth and facilitate chewing and speaking. It can refer to the chin area as well, depending on context. In everyday usage, it often appears in discussions related to facial anatomy, dental matters, or expressions describing someone's jaw or chin shape.
- On'yomi
- がく
- Kun'yomi
- あご、あぎと