咀嚼筋
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 咀 | 嚼 | 筋 |
| そ Hyōgai |
しゃく Hyōgai |
きん Grade: 6 |
| on'yomi | ||
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
咀嚼筋 • (soshakukin)
Hyponyms
- 咬筋 (kōkin, “masseter muscle”)
- 側頭筋 (sokutōkin, “temporal muscle”)
- 外側翼突筋 (gaisokuyokutotsukin, “lateral pterygoid muscle”)
- 内側翼突筋 (naisokuyokutotsukin, “medial pterygoid muscle”)