口蓋

See also: 口盖

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	cover; lid; top cover; lid; top; canopy; to build
trad. (口蓋)		口	蓋
simp. (口盖)		口	盖

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǒugài

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄍㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² goi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǒugài
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄍㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǒugài
    • Wade–Giles: kʻou³-kai⁴
    • Yale: kǒu-gài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koougay
    • Palladius: коугай (kougaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau² goi³
    • Yale: háu goi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau² goi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo² goi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ kɔːi̯³³/

Noun

口蓋

1. (anatomy) synonym of 顎 / 颚 (è, “palate”)

Derived terms

• 硬口蓋 / 硬口盖 (yìngkǒugài)
• 軟口蓋 / 软口盖 (ruǎnkǒugài)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
口	蓋
こう Grade: 1	がい Grade: S
kan'on	kan'yōon

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーがい [kòógáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɡa̠i]

Noun

口(こう)蓋(がい) • (kōgai) ^{←こうがい (kougai)?}

1. palate; the roof of mouth

Derived terms

• 口(こう)蓋(がい)音(おん) (kōgaion)
• 口(こう)蓋(がい)化(か) (kōgaika)
• 口(こう)蓋(がい)骨(こつ) (kōgaikotsu)
• 口(こう)蓋(がい)垂(すい) (kōgaisui)
• 口(こう)蓋(がい)帆(はん) (kōgaihan)
• 口(こう)蓋(がい)裂(れつ) (kōgairetsu)
• 硬(こう)口(こう)蓋(がい) (kōkōgai)
• 軟(なん)口(こう)蓋(がい) (nankōgai)

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
口	蓋

Noun

口蓋 • (gugae) (hangeul 구개)

1. hanja form^? of 구개 (“palate (vaulted roof of the mouth)”)