咬筋

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Chinese

bite; nip muscle
trad. (咬筋)
simp. #(咬筋)

Pronunciation


Noun

咬筋

  1. masseter

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Hyōgai
きん
Grade: 6
kan'on
 咬筋 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

(masticating) +‎ (muscle), calque of Latin massētēr

Pronunciation

Noun

(こう)(きん) (kōkin

  1. a masseter