Chinese

Noun

顎骨

1. Alternative term for 頜骨／颌骨 (hégǔ, “jawbone”).

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) がくこつ [gàkúkótsú] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɡa̠kɯᵝko̞t͡sɯᵝ]

Noun

顎骨 ‎(hiragana がくこつ, romaji gakukotsu)

1. jawbone

Hyponyms

• 下顎骨 (かがくこつ) ‎(kagakukotsu)
• 上顎骨 (じょうがくこつ) ‎(jōgakukotsu)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) がっこつ [gàkkótsú] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɡa̠k̚ko̞t͡sɯᵝ]

Noun

顎骨 ‎(hiragana がっこつ, romaji gakkotsu, historical hiragana がくこつ)

1. jawbone

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9