口蓋垂

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 1
がい
Grade: S
すい
Grade: 6
kan'on kan'yōon kan'on
 口蓋垂 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

From (こう)(がい) (kōgai, palate) + (すい) (sui).

Pronunciation

Noun

(こう)(がい)(すい) (kōgaisuiこうがいすい (kougaisui)?

  1. a palatine uvula
    Synonym: 懸壅垂 (ken'yōsui)
    Coordinate term: 口蓋帆 (kōgaihan)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

口蓋垂 (gugaesu) (hangeul 구개수)

  1. hanja form? of 구개수