軟口蓋
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Japanese [edit]
| Kanji in this term | ||
| 軟 | 口 | 蓋 |
Etymology [edit]
nan (“soft”) + kōgai (“palate”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /naɴkoːɡai/
Noun [edit]
軟口蓋 (hiragana なんこうがい, romaji nankōgai)
- a soft tissue constituting the back of the roof of the oral cavity; the soft palate
See also [edit]
- 硬口蓋 (kōkōgai)