臼歯

Japanese

Kanji in this term
臼	歯
うす Grade: S	は > ば Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
臼	歯
きゅう Grade: S	し Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
臼齒 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 臼 (kyū, usu, “mortar”) +‎ 歯 (shi, ba, “tooth”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きゅうし [kyúꜜùshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kʲɨːɕi]

• (Tokyo) うすば [ùsúꜜbà] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟sɨba̠]

Noun

臼(きゅう)歯(し) or 臼(うす)歯(ば) • (kyūshi or usuba) ^{←きうし (kiusi)?}

1. molar

See also

• 小(しょう)臼(きゅう)歯(し) (shōkyūshi)
• 大(だい)臼(きゅう)歯(し) (daikyūshi)

References

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