上顎

See also: 上颚

Chinese

		up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	jaw; palate
trad. (上顎)		上	顎
simp. (上颚)		上	颚
alternative forms		上齶／上腭

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàng'è

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ ngok⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siōng-go̍k / siāng-go̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàng'è
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàng-è
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-o⁴
    • Yale: shàng-è
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqeh
    • Palladius: шанъэ (šanʺe)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁶ ngok⁶
    • Yale: seuhng ngohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ ngok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ ngog⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² ŋɔːk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-go̍k
    • Tâi-lô: siōng-go̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioxnggok
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² ɡɔk̚²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ɡɔk̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siāng-go̍k
    • Tâi-lô: siāng-go̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siaxnggok
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /siaŋ²²⁻²¹ ɡɔk̚¹²¹/

Noun

上顎

1. palate; upper jaw; maxilla (of vertebrates)
2. mandible (of certain arthropods)

Synonyms

• 上頜／上颌 (shànghé)
• (Dungan, Jin) 天花板
• (Eastern Min) 上岸
• (Hokkien) 頂頷／顶颔, 上疆
• (Puxian Min) 龜殼／龟壳 (guīké)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
上	顎
うわ Grade: 1	あご Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
上あご

Compound of 上(うわ) (uwa-, the 被(ひ)覆(ふく)形(けい) (hifukukei, “bound form”) of 上(うえ) (ue, “up; top”)) + 顎(あご) (ago, “jaw”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うわあご [ùwáágó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟β̞a̠a̠ɡo̞]

Noun

上(うわ)顎(あご) • (uwaago) ^{←うはあご (ufaago)?}

1. an upper jaw

   Antonym: 下顎 (shitaago, “lower jaw”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
上	顎
じょう Grade: 1	がく Grade: S
goon

On'yomi pronunciation of 上顎.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じょーがく [jòógákú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːɡa̠kɯ̟]

Noun

上(じょう)顎(がく) • (jōgaku) ^{←じやうがく (zyaugaku)?}

1. an upper jaw

   Antonym: 下顎 (kagaku, “lower jaw”)

Derived terms

• 上(じょう)顎(がく)音(おん) (jōgakuon)
• 上(じょう)顎(がく)骨(こつ) (jōgakukotsu)

References

• “上顎”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026