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U+4A49, 䩉
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4A49

CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 176, +7, 16 strokes, cangjie input 一田戈十月 (MWIJB), composition )

  1. face
  2. cheeks
  3. jaw

References

Cantonese

Hanzi

(Jyutping fu2, fu6, Yale fu2, fu6)

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Japanese

Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. cheek, cheekbone

Readings

  • Go-on: (bu)
  • Kan-on: (fu)
  • Kan’yō-on: (ho)

Etymology 1

Cognate with (kamachi, frame).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

(かまち) (kamachi

  1. the upper and lower jaw bones and cheek bones
Derived terms
  • (kabachi)
  • (tsuragamachi)

Etymology 2

/kamati/ → /kabati/. Medial -m- loses nasality and becomes a plosive. Cognate with (kamachi).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

(かばち) (kabachi

  1. the upper and lower jaw bones and cheek bones
Derived terms
  • (tsurakabachi)

References

Mandarin

Hanzi

(Pinyin (fu3), Wade-Giles fu3)

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